AMID Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

amid

preposition

ə-ˈmid

variants or amidst

Definition of amid

as in among

in or into the middle of having grown up amid farmers and ranchers, Keith still thinks of himself as a country boy at heart

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from
out of

as in during

in the course of amidst the messy divorce proceedings they never forgot that their children mattered most

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Recent Examples of amid The move came Monday amid growing economic pressure and public frustration being felt in Russia after months of escalating Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries and e-commerce hubs that have caused nationwide disruptions. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 In March 2025, ABC shut down the FiveThirtyEight website and podcasts (and laid off the remaining staff) amid another round of cost-cutting at Disney. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026 Temperature control Unlike socks meant for casual wear, athletic socks’ design lets your feet breathe in hot weather, keeping them cool even on long runs or amid an intense game. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 The Phillies, even amid Wheeler’s struggles, have more starting pitchers giving them a chance to win each day. — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for amid

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Preposition

The study also found a particularly high mortality risk among older adults who were underweight.

— Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Yang has described the goal as building DRX into a digital entertainment company that keeps esports as one pillar among several, with Southeast Asia named as a priority region for that growth – a strategy the Jakarta signing puts into practice.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of among

Preposition

Moments before, with Wells still at the plate and the Yankees leading 7-1, Flemming and color analyst Will Middlebrooks vented about Chisholm stealing second base and third base during the at-bat.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
This past week, Los Angeles theme parks had more humidity than their Orlando counterparts, something CBSLA chief meteorologist Paul Deanno says he’s never encountered during his career.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of during

Preposition

The film is produced by Mattia Guerra for Be Water Film, Filippo Sugar and Elisabetta Biganzoli for Sugar Play, and Marco Colombo for Adler Entertainment, together with Marco Morabito and Fasano.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Clinker is a dark gray, pebble-sized material made by heating limestone and clay in a kiln to about 2,642 degrees Fahrenheit (1,450 degrees Celsius).

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

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