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What is another word for Medium? – 184 Medium Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    average middle moderate fair medium-sized middling mediocre fairish so-so indifferent ordinary normal standard regular routine usual customary habitual mean intermediate mid central middle-of-the-road mainstream centralist centrists moderate temperate balanced impartial neutral middle-ground ambivalent lukewarm unenthusiastic half-hearted middle-class bourgeois average joe everyday common commonplace mundane ordinary standard issue run-of-the-mill

    Meaning of Medium

    The primary meaning of the word "Medium" refers to something that is in the middle or intermediate in terms of size, degree, or quality.

    Definitions

    • The middle quality or state of something, especially when it is neither very good nor very bad
    • A person claiming to act as an intermediary between the living and the dead
    • A substance or material of a particular kind used as a means of expression or communication
    • A person or thing that is used to achieve or convey something

    Etymology of Medium

    The word "Medium" originates from the Latin "medium," meaning "middle" or "intermediate," which is derived from "medius," also meaning "middle"
    Historically, the term has been used in various contexts, including philosophy, science, and art, to describe something that is intermediate or middle in terms of quality, size, or degree

    Example Uses

    • The new policy is a medium between the two extremes, aiming to balance individual freedoms with collective security
    • She claims to be a medium, able to communicate with spirits from the other world
    • The artist uses a variety of mediums, including paint, sculpture, and photography, to express her ideas
    • The internet has become a popular medium for advertising and marketing

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    extreme radical moderate immoderate excessive extravagant intense severe harsh extreme utmost outermost farthest highest lowest smallest largest biggest greatest maximal minimal optimal pessimal worst best optimal suboptimal insufficient inadequate exceptional extraordinary unusual unconventional unorthodox irregular anomalous aberrant atypical

    Related Nouns

    channel agency instrument intermediary means method mode manner way approach technique technology tool device apparatus equipment facility mediumship psychic clairvoyant telepathy paranormal supernatural spiritualism mysticism occult seance trance possession material substance matter element compound mixture blend fusion amalgam hybrid

    Related Verbs

    communicate convey express transmit transfer convey carry bear transport conduct guide lead direct facilitate mediate negotiate arbitrate intermediate intervene broker liaise connect link join unite bind tie fasten secure attach

    Related Adjectives

    intermediate middle central median average moderate fair reasonable sensible rational logical neutral impartial unbiased objective balanced stable steady consistent uniform homogeneous identical similar comparable analogous equivalent corresponding reciprocal mutual complementary supplementary