in-between
1 of 2adjective or noun
in-be·tween ˌin-bi-ˈtwēn 
: intermediate
in between
2 of 2adverb or preposition
: between
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 Allison either wants or does not want, there is no in between. BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2022 But, in between, the problems were sweet in their simplicity. Andrea Stanley, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2022 That’s the title of the new commercial, which shows women of all ages who are dancers, fencers, roller skaters, equestrians and everything in between who have been inspired by the magnificent career and life story of Williams. Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2022 So good luck to those who enter the sweepstakes, your odds of winning are probably somewhere in between getting struck by lightning and finding a penny on the sidewalk. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2022 There have been many rejections in between that one and this one! Rachel Fabi, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2022 Any of those rates at the extreme or in between would be incredible for savers. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2022 The hydrophobic environment of the cell membrane though is full of other molecules in between the phospholipids that do various things. Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 See More
Adverb or preposition
Naturally, in between the formal talks and presentations, there was heady conversation with numerous friends over clam cakes, fish-and-chips, shepherd’s pie and Guinness. Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 Allison either wants or does not want, there is no in between. BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2022 But, in between, the problems were sweet in their simplicity. Andrea Stanley, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2022 That’s the title of the new commercial, which shows women of all ages who are dancers, fencers, roller skaters, equestrians and everything in between who have been inspired by the magnificent career and life story of Williams. Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2022 So good luck to those who enter the sweepstakes, your odds of winning are probably somewhere in between getting struck by lightning and finding a penny on the sidewalk. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2022 There have been many rejections in between that one and this one! Rachel Fabi, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2022 Any of those rates at the extreme or in between would be incredible for savers. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2022 The hydrophobic environment of the cell membrane though is full of other molecules in between the phospholipids that do various things. Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Adjective Or Noun
1815, in the meaning defined above
Adverb Or Preposition
1523, in the meaning defined above
in-between
adjective
as in borderline
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- borderline
- gray
- grey
- innermost
- middle
- betwixt and between
- equidistant
- inner
- nearest
- inmost
- mid
- intermediate
- halfway
- intermediary
- medial
- central
- medium
- mediate
- median
- midmost
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- extreme
- farthest
- outermost
- furthest
- outer
- remotest
- peripheral
- utmost
- furthermost
- farthermost
- outmost
- heteromallous
- heteromastigate
- heteromastigote
- Heteromeles
- heteromeleses
- heteromelesses
- heteromerous
- heteromesotroph
- heteromesotrophic
- heterometabolic
- heterometabolism
- heterometabolous
- heterometaboly
- heterometatrophic
- heterometric
- Heteromi
- heteromorphic
- heteromorphies
- heteromorphism
- heteromorphisms
- heteromorphite
- heteromorphous
- heteromorphy
- Heteromya
- Heteromyaria