middle ground

noun

1. an intermediate position, area, or recourse between two opposites or extremes; a halfway or neutral standpoint.

2. middle distance.

3. Nautical.,  a length of comparatively shallow water having channels on both sides.

middle ground

noun

1. another term for middle distance See middle-distance

2. a position of compromise between two opposing views, parties, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of middle ground¹

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

Maybe if we can step inside Kennedy’s mind, we can find some middle ground and actually work toward a healthier America.

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Sometimes talking to the child's parents can help find a middle ground that both parents are happy with, she says.

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For now, the trade market seems like a place the Dodgers could do their primary shopping this winter; providing a potential middle ground for them to bolster next year’s roster, while preserving some flexibility in the seasons to follow.

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The motion-picture trade group introduced the PG-13 designation in 1984, recognizing the need for a middle ground between PG and R after movies including “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.”

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Representatives from those districts often are crucial to negotiating deals and finding middle ground - things that have become harder in Congress amid a bitter political divide, he said.

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