Synonyms and antonyms of Between and among in British Thesaurus

between (adverb)

if someone or something is between two other people or things, the two people or things are on each side of them

among (preposition)

used for saying that someone or something is included in a particular group of people or things

intermediate (adjective)

in between two stages, places, levels, times etc

halfway (adverb)

at an equal distance from two places or from the two ends of something

equidistant (adjective)

at the same distance from two places

amid (preposition)

literary surrounded by things or people

intervening (adjective)

in the space between two people or things

poised (adjective)

affected by two things that are opposites

among (preposition)

in a place surrounded by people or things

in our/their/your midst ()

if someone is in your midst, they are with you as part of your group

amidst (preposition)

mainly literary amid

among (preposition)

moving through a place where there are people or things around you

among (preposition)

with a group of people of a particular type

amongst (preposition)

mainly literary among

between (adverb)

connecting two places

betwixt (preposition)

literary between

in-between (adjective)

at a point between two other things

mid (preposition)

literary among, or in the middle of

midway (adjective)

in a position that is halfway between two places

’tween (preposition)

literary between

twixt (preposition)

old-fashioned between