among

Meaning

1. Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst.)
2. Denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group.
3. Denotes a sharing of a common feature in a group.

Synonyms

between

amid

amongst

in

amidst

midst

middle

mid

in the middle

within

inside

in the midst of

in between

by

centre

into

with

in the middle of

at

through

during

surrounded by

around

possess

some

space between

throughout

together with

upon

wherein

while

wife

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endowed with

from among

in the midst

in the presence of

middle of

amidin

aboard

half-way point

above all

along

atop

bay

beside

betwixt

center

domestic

fall in

in front of

inner

inside of

interior

internal

in the case of

near

next to

of

on

🔛

one of

onto

opening

Hyphenated as

a‧mong

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈmʌŋ/

Etymology

Etymology tree
Old English on
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe-?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Germanic *ga-
Proto-West Germanic *ga-
Old English ġe-
Old English mang
Old English ġemang
Old English onġemang
Old English amang
Middle English among
English among
From Middle English among, amang, amonge, amange, from Old English amang, onġemang, equivalent to a- + mong (“crowd; group; throng”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian monk, monken (“among”), West Frisian mank (“among”), Dutch mank, maank (“among”), German Low German mank, manken (“among”), dialectal German mang (“among”).

Sentences

The two walked out among the palms .