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/əˈmʌŋ/ · preposition
Of a person or thing: in the midst of and surrounded by (other people or things)..
to put the cat among the pigeons
And Adam hyd him ſelf with his wyfe [Eve], from the preſence of yͤ LORDE God amonge the trees of the garden.
As for the former [seaweed] called Zoſter, it is found among the ſhelves and ſhallovv vvaters not farre from the ſhore: both the one and the other appeare in the Spring, and be gone in the Autumne.
They [vinellos] are commo[n]ly ſold for 3 pence a Cod among the Spaniards in the VVeſt-Indies, and are ſold by the Druggiſt, for they are much uſed among Chocolate to perfume it.
When the good man skulked towards the boxes appointed for the Lacedemonians, that honest people, more virtuous than polite, rose up all to a man, and with the greatest respect received him among them.
She follovved the nuns to a chapel vvhere they uſually performed their devotions, and vvas there ſeated among the novices.
And like those waters rushing / Among the wooden piers, / A flood of thoughts came o'er me / That filled my eyes with tears.
We were among the crowd that gathered there, / And saw you play the Rabbi with great skill, […]
Use among when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Among means Of a person or thing: in the midst of and surrounded by (other people or things)..
Common synonyms include amid, amidst, amongst.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
to put the cat among the pigeons
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