Phrase guide

middle ground

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A compromised position between extremes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable

Examples

  • You need to find the middle ground between the two extremes.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The middle distance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: art, arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: compromis — compromise position between extremes
  • Dutch: middenweg — compromise position between extremes
  • Finnish: keskitie — compromise position between extremes
  • Finnish: välimaasto — compromise position between extremes
  • French: compromis — compromise position between extremes
  • French: juste milieu — compromise position between extremes
  • French: milieu — compromise position between extremes
  • Persian: موضع میانه (moze'-e miyâne) — compromise position between extremes
  • Polish: kompromis — compromise position between extremes
  • Polish: rozwiązanie kompromisowe — compromise position between extremes
  • Polish: płaszczyzna porozumienia — compromise position between extremes
  • Portuguese: meio-termo — compromise position between extremes
  • Spanish: medianía — compromise position between extremes
  • Spanish: medio término — compromise position between extremes
  • Spanish: punto / término medio / intermedio / medial — compromise position between extremes
  • Swedish: medelväg — compromise position between extremes
  • Turkish: orta yol — compromise position between extremes
  • Finnish: keskiala — middle distance
  • Irish: meánionad — middle distance
  • Irish: meánraon — middle distance
  • Persian: حد وسط (hadd-e vasat) — middle distance
  • Polish: środek — middle distance
  • Polish: centrum — middle distance