51Թ

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

midst

1

[ midst ]

noun

  1. the position of anything surrounded by other things or parts, or occurring in the middle of a period of time, course of action, etc.:

    a familiar face in the midst of the crowd;

    in the midst of the performance.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms: ,

  2. the middle point, part, or stage:

    We arrived in the midst of a storm.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms: ,



midst

2

[ midst ]

preposition

midst

1

/ ɪ /

noun

  1. in the midst of
    surrounded or enveloped by; at a point during, esp a climactic one
  2. in our midst
    among us
  3. archaic.
    the centre
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

midst

2

/ ɪ /

preposition

  1. poetic.
    See amid
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of midst1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, equivalent to middes (aphetic variant of amiddes “in the middle”) + excrescent -t; amidst
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of midst1

C14: back formation from amiddes amid
Discover More

Idioms and Phrases

  1. in our / your / their midst, in the midst of or among us (you, them):

    To think there was a spy in our midst!

Discover More

Synonym Study

See middle.
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

In addition, commercial sales typically lead to new multifamily development, which the city desperately needs in the midst of a housing crisis.

From

“Now what has changed since 2016: We are in the midst of seeing progress being rolled back. Policies that we birthed being rolled back.”

From

Veteran pitcher Tyler Glasnow, meanwhile, was in the midst of one of his best seasons, not yet sidelined by the elbow injury that would end his campaign early and rule him out of the playoffs.

From

At 22 years old, Victoria is in the midst of trying to establish herself as an artist.

From

Around the edge lies a circle of 34 sapphires honoring late Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela, who died in the midst of last year’s World Series run.

From

Advertisement

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement