Middle definition

Middle as an adjective

1. being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series

   "the middle point on a line"

   Same sense: in-between, mediate

2. equally distant from the extremes

   Same sense: center, centre, halfway, midway

3. of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages

   "Middle English is the English language from about 1100 to 1500"

4. between an earlier and a later period of time

   "in the middle years"

Middle as a noun

5. an area that is approximately central within some larger region

   Same sense: heart, center, eye, centre

6. an intermediate part or section

   "A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end"

7. the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)

   Same sense: midsection, midriff

8. the point between the beginning and the end of a temporal period or process

   "the middle of the war"

Middle as a verb

9. put in the middle

Synonyms and antonyms

• in-between
• mediate
• center definition
• centre
• halfway
• midway
• heart definition
• eye
• midsection
• midriff

Opposites: early, late, end, beginning.

How to say middle

Middle has 2 syllables and rhymes with riddle. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with middle

• riddle
• fiddle
• diddle
• twiddle
• widdle
• piddle

MIDDLE in word games

Scrabble

10

Words With Friends

12

Anagrams

0

Is MIDDLE a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check MIDDLE in the word checker, or unscramble MIDDLE to see the shorter words in its letters.