amidst

Language: en

🇺🇸 /əˈmɪdst/

📖 Definitions

  1. preposition
    In the middle of; surrounded by; among. A more formal or literary variant of 'amid'.; During; in the course of; while something is happening.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Collocations

amidst the chaosamidst growing concernsamidst the turmoilamidst uncertaintyamidst controversy

Derivatives

amid

Synonyms

amidamongin the midst ofsurrounded byin the middle of

Commonly confused

amid
EN: 'Amid' and 'amidst' are synonymous; 'amidst' is slightly more formal and literary, while 'amid' is more common in modern usage.
among
EN: 'Among' is used with countable plural nouns (among the people); 'amidst' is typically used with uncountable or abstract nouns (amidst the chaos).

Spelling tips

EN: Do not add an extra 'e' (not 'amidest') or transpose the final letters (not 'amidts'). 'Amidst' and 'amid' are both correct and interchangeable.

💬 Examples

  1. She stood amidst the crowd, searching for a familiar face.

  2. Amidst the chaos of the storm, they managed to reach shelter.