Intermediate

Quick meaning: Intermediate is an adjective meaning Being between two extremes, or in the middle of a range.

Meaning

Being between two extremes, or in the middle of a range.

More Meanings

1. Anything in an intermediate position.
2. An intermediary.
3. An automobile that is larger than a compact but smaller than a full-sized car.
4. (chemistry) Any substance formed as part of a series of chemical reactions that is not the end-product.
5. (motor racing) A kind of tyre with relatively light grooving, used for conditions between fully dry and fully wet.
6. (intransitive) To mediate, to be an intermediate.
7. (transitive) To arrange, in the manner of a broker.

Example Sentences

Light rain was coming so he chose intermediate tyres.

Central banks need to regulate the entities that intermediate monetary transactions.

In Oklahoma, an intermediate license holder may not carry more than one non-family member in the vehicle unless accompanied in the front seat by a licensed driver over 21 years of age.

Such was the station provided for the infrequent services of 1852, when suburban traffic was unheard of, and Hornsey, Colney Hatch & Southgate, Barnet, and Potters Bar were the only intermediate stations on the 17¾ miles between London and Hatfield.

Word Forms

• intermediates
• intermediating
• intermediated

Synonyms for intermediate

Depending on context, synonyms include average, middle, middling, mild, medium, moderate.

Antonyms for intermediate

Common opposites include extreme, intense, last, first.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include in-between, halfway, middle, second, average, medium.

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