middle ground

noun

1

: a standpoint or area midway between extreme or opposing positions, options, or objectives

2

: middle distance sense 1

Synonyms

• golden mean
• mean
• medium
• middle
• midpoint

Examples of middle ground in a Sentence

The judge of the case chose a middle ground between harshness and leniency.

Both sides in this debate need to do more to establish some middle ground.

Recent Examples on the Web

Decision-makers in Brasília and New Delhi are keen to take a nonaligned stance and find a middle ground between the West, on the one hand, and Russia and China, on the other. —Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 24 Sep. 2024

Balancing Act: Innovation And Regulation Regulation forms the middle ground between innovation and ethics in the framework of AI governance. —Rohit Anabheri, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024

Lebanon is a fractured society, with different religious and secular groups jockeying for power, and Hezbollah is hated by those who oppose its worldview, with little room for a middle ground. —Nicole Narea, Vox, 18 Sep. 2024

Find that middle ground, whether that’s going to get ice cream or talking to people, just take a minute. —Monique Wilson, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1752, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

middle ground

noun

: a position midway between extreme or opposing points of view, choices, or objectives