AMID Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

amid

preposition

ə-ˈmid

variants or amidst

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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Relevance

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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 Earlier, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had said an Israeli delegation had returned from ceasefire talks in Qatar, amid already growing doubts over the Egyptian and Qatari-brokered process to end the war. —

James MacKenzie, Emily Rose, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025 While the branding discussions iron themselves out, Utah is amid a 21-21-7 campaign, currently sitting in sixth place in the Central Division. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025 The losses came amid deeper financial struggles for the county, including the agricultural department, which has had budget cuts in recent years and a hiring freeze on two positions. —

Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2025 Oil prices have since cooled amid faltering global demand, with Brent crude futures averaging $80 a barrel in 2024. —

Sam Meredith, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for amid