Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun medium
11 senses of medium
Sense 1
medium -- (a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information)
=> instrumentality, instrumentation -- (an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)
Sense 2
medium -- (the surrounding environment; "fish require an aqueous medium")
=> environment, environs, surroundings, surround -- (the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround")
Sense 3
medium -- (an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication)
=> communication, communicating -- (the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow")
Sense 4
culture medium, medium -- ((bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms)
=> food, nutrient -- (any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue)
Sense 5
medium -- (a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter)
=> liquid -- (a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure)
Sense 6
medium -- ((biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed)
=> substance -- (the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; "DNA is the substance of our genes")
Sense 7
medium -- (an intervening substance through which something is achieved; "the dissolving medium is called a solvent")
=> substance -- (the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; "DNA is the substance of our genes")
Sense 8
medium -- (a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position; "a happy medium")
=> state -- (the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state")
Sense 9
medium, spiritualist, sensitive -- (someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums")
=> psychic -- (a person apparently sensitive to things beyond the natural range of perception)
Sense 10
medium, mass medium -- ((usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public)
=> transmission -- (communication by means of transmitted signals)
Sense 11
metier, medium -- (an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier")
=> occupation, business, job, line of work, line -- (the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business")
Antonyms of adj medium
2 senses of medium
Sense 1
average, intermediate, medium -- (around the middle of a scale of evaluation; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "medium bombers")
INDIRECT (VIA moderate) -> immoderate -- (beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending")
Sense 2
medium -- ((meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside)
INDIRECT (VIA cooked) -> raw -- (not treated with heat to prepare it for eating)
Similarity of adj medium
2 senses of medium
Sense 1
average, intermediate, medium -- (around the middle of a scale of evaluation; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "medium bombers")
=> moderate (vs. immoderate) -- (being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart")
Sense 2
medium -- ((meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside)
=> cooked (vs. raw) -- (having been prepared for eating by the application of heat)