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 But high costs and gas prices amid an unpopular war in Iran under a Republican president have made Democrats optimistic, with the Senate Majority PAC spending its final weeks investing in conservative territory. — Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 The pledge from Musk came amid scrutiny from some policymakers, investors and the general public about the potential impact of AI on the labor market and wider economy. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 As has been summarized in many articles about the Netflix purge, creative leadership at the company is being overhauled amid poor stock performance and declining user engagement on the platform. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026 Though separation frequently polled low in Alberta, the movement grew louder after Carney’s Liberal Party won the 2025 federal elections amid a trade war with the United States. — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for amid

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Preposition

But the broad use of AI without much restriction or regulation has raised concern among both candidates and researchers about the spread of misinformation from the ads.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
The tragedy is the deadliest among those that have claimed thousands of lives in recent decades as people attempt to cross the border from Mexico.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of among

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Steve Spagnuolo, the Chiefs’ defensive coordinator, has been loyal to Sneed, one of his favorite players during his KC tenure.

— Sam McDowell October 25, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
Acoustic monitoring could therefore provide an additional layer of protection by identifying unusual mechanical behaviour that might otherwise go unnoticed during routine inspections.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026

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