| Main Entry: | among |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | in a group |
Synonyms: |
by all of, by the whole of, in association with, in connection with, in the class of, in the company of, mutually, out of, together with, with, with one another |
| 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: |
separate |