Since they have the same parts of speech and they share the same meanings, we can use them interchangeably. ✓ I was feeling overwhelmed amid all those people shouting. ✓ I was feeling overwhelmed amidst all those people shouting..
It was amidst the chaos at the dog park that the dog owner realized that he would prefer to take his dog on solo walks.
Amidst the eruption of cheers from friends and family, the man couldn't hear if his wife-to-be had actually agreed to his proposal to get married..
The shepherd could barely make out her herd of sheep amidst all the fog.
It was amidst all the fighting that the soldier grasped that peace would be difficult to achieve.
Even though the concert venue lights went out, the band continued to play music amidst the darkness..
: in or into the middle of : surrounded by : among..
The shepherd could barely make out her herd of sheep amidst all the fog.
It was amidst all the fighting that the soldier grasped that peace would be difficult to achieve.
Even though the concert venue lights went out, the band continued to play music amidst the darkness..
in the middle of or surrounded by: On the floor, amid mounds of books, were two small envelopes.
The new perfume was launched amidst a fanfare of publicity..
‘Amid’ means ‘in the middle of’ while ‘amidst’ means ‘surrounded or in the middle of something’
‘Amid’ is used to indicate physical location or position, while ‘amidst’ is a more formal word
Both ‘amid’ and ‘amidst’ can be used interchangeably, but ‘amidst’ is often used in more formal contexts
) and acquired the -t from mid-15c
, probably by association with superlatives in -st; the pattern also yielded amongst, against, betwixt, whilst, also archaic alongst (13c
-17c )There is a tendency to use amidst more distributively than amid, e
g of things scattered about, or a thing moving, in the midst of others