among

Preposition

Meaning

Alt. of Amongst

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

amidst amongst amid inter center intermediate hippopotamus over about between through under around within across

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Antonyms

nevertheless otherworld over within away outside

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Phrases with the word

cat among the pigeons among us among the angels Among themselves among others cause disagreement among

Anagrams

goman mango Gamon Mogan Ngamo ngoma

Examples

There is still time for endurance, time for patience, time for healing, time for change. Have you slipped? Rise up. Have you sinned? Cease. Do not stand among sinners, but leap aside. Basil of Caesarea

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. Epicurus

Live among men as if God beheld you; speak with God as if men were listening. Seneca

The tongue is safe; even among thirty teeth. Hindi Proverb

The tulip is, among flowers, what the peacock is among birds. A tulip lacks scent, a peacock has an unpleasant voice. The one takes pride in its garb, the other in its tail. French Proverb

If there is only one earring among seven daughters, there will always be a quarrel on festival days. Tibetan Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Amona amonafide amoneste among developing countries among many things among other