MIDDLE GROUND Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

middle ground

noun

Definition of middle ground

as in middle

a middle point between extremes both parties entered the negotiations hoping to find some middle ground

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Recent Examples of middle ground The middle ground can be a worthwhile frontier, as evinced by the mellow, incense-scented soft rock of an album like Clairo’s Charm, and the Sullivans explore that same blissful, lived-in palette. — W. Reed Putnam, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026 Robo-advisers are a low-cost middle ground If your main need is simply to invest, robo-advisers sit between a free chatbot and an expensive human. — Pawan Jain, The Conversation, 29 July 2026 Essie Gel Couture strikes the ideal middle ground, delivering a gel-like finish without actually being gel. — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 27 July 2026 Surely, there is a lot of open hardwood, a vast middle ground between the usual, regular-season WNBA game and the All-Star Game, the foot put forward before a large national audience Saturday night. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for middle ground

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middle

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But Winn left a pitch over the middle that Trammell hit for a leadoff triple in the eighth, Nick Allen’s sacrifice fly gave the Astros the lead, and in the ninth, Koss’ fly ball needed one more puff of breeze.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Antoine Griezmann had a chance to fire from midfield, but passed it to the middle of the field instead.

— Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

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