| Main Entry: | among |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | in the middle of; between |
Synonyms: |
amid, amidst, betwixt, encompassed by, in dispersion through, in the midst of, in the thick of, mid, surrounded by, with |
| Notes: | among applies to things that can be separated and counted; amid to things that cannot for physical presence, amongst is used; if no physical presence is indicated, then among is used use between when referring to two, use among for three or more entities, and use amid for a quantity that is not made up of separate items; between applies to reciprocal arrangements and among to collective arrangements |
Antonyms: |
away from, outside, separate |