What does intermediate mean?

intermediate means "lying between two extremes in time or space or state". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in intermediate?

intermediate has 5 syllables: in-ter-me-di-ate. The stress falls on "me". In IPA it is /ˌɪntɚˈmidiɪt/.

What is another word for intermediate?

Close synonyms include average, medium, intercede, mediate, liaise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of intermediate?

The recorded antonyms are terminal.

Is intermediate a common word?

intermediate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

intermediate — meaning, pronunciation and 4 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
lying between two extremes in time or space or state
“going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands”
“intermediate stages in a process”
“intermediate stops on the route”
“an intermediate range plane”
Antonymsterminal
Similargrey halfway in-between junior penultimate sophomore subterminal antepenultimate
2.
around the middle of a scale of evaluation
“an orange of average size”
“intermediate capacity”
“medium bombers”
Synonymsaverage medium
Similarmoderate

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained
Broaderchemical

verb

1 senseAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
“He interceded in the family dispute”
“He mediated a settlement”
Synonymsintercede mediate liaise arbitrate
Broadernegociate

Other forms of intermediate

plural: intermediates·
past tense: intermediated·
present participle: intermediating·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about intermediate

What does intermediate mean?: intermediate means "lying between two extremes in time or space or state". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in intermediate?: intermediate has 5 syllables: in-ter-me-di-ate. The stress falls on "me". In IPA it is /ˌɪntɚˈmidiɪt/.
What is another word for intermediate?: Close synonyms include average, medium, intercede, mediate, liaise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of intermediate?: The recorded antonyms are terminal.
Is intermediate a common word?: intermediate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for intermediate come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
lying between two extremes in time or space or state
“going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands”
“intermediate stages in a process”
“intermediate stops on the route”
“an intermediate range plane”
Antonymsterminal
Similargrey halfway in-between junior penultimate sophomore subterminal antepenultimate
2.
around the middle of a scale of evaluation
“an orange of average size”
“intermediate capacity”
“medium bombers”
Synonymsaverage medium
Similarmoderate

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained
Broaderchemical

verb

1 senseAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
“He interceded in the family dispute”
“He mediated a settlement”
Synonymsintercede mediate liaise arbitrate
Broadernegociate

Other forms of intermediate

plural: intermediates·
past tense: intermediated·
present participle: intermediating·

Questions about intermediate

What does intermediate mean?: intermediate means "lying between two extremes in time or space or state". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in intermediate?: intermediate has 5 syllables: in-ter-me-di-ate. The stress falls on "me". In IPA it is /ˌɪntɚˈmidiɪt/.
What is another word for intermediate?: Close synonyms include average, medium, intercede, mediate, liaise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of intermediate?: The recorded antonyms are terminal.
Is intermediate a common word?: intermediate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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