Media — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Media (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

1. a middle point between extremes

   "trying to achieve a happy medium as far as the demands of career and family are concerned"

   similar: golden means, means, middle grounds, middles, midpoints
   related: arithmetic means, averages, medians, norms, pars, standards
   near: maxima, utmosts, minima

2. something used to achieve an end

   "regards political activism on the local level as the best medium for effecting social change"

   similar: agencies, agents, instrumentalities, instruments, machineries, means, ministries, organs, vehicles
   related: determinants, expedients, factors, influences, ingredients, mechanisms, tools, weapons, activators, animators, catalysts, drivers, energizers, executors, generators, impetuses, incentives, inspirations, instigations, instigators, launchers, movers, powers, stimuli, triggers, antecedents, causes, occasions, reasons, subagencies, subagents

3. the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded

   "an artist who enjoys the cultural medium of the big city"

   similar: ambients, atmospheres, climates, climes, contexts, contextures, environments, environs, milieus, mise-en-scènes, settings, surroundings, surrounds, terrains
   related: locations, places, positions, spaces, backdrops, backgrounds, elements, situations, statuses, geographies, habitats, microenvironments

4. a person who claims to speak with or for the spirits of the dead

   "the medium claims that she can put the grieving parents in touch with the spirit of their deceased son"

   similar: channelers, channels, psychics, spiritists, spiritualists
   related: clairvoyants, mentalists, mind readers, telepaths, sensitives

5. a place or opportunity for communicating ideas and information

   "I think a blog might be a good medium for sharing your reviews of local restaurants"

   similar: forums, outlets, platforms, soapboxes, venues
   related: channels, conduits, pipelines, showcases, stages

6. a middle point between extremes

   "trying to achieve a happy medium as far as the demands of career and family are concerned"

   similar: golden mean, mean, middle, middle ground, midpoint, middle of the road
   related: arithmetic mean, average, median, norm, par, standard
   near: maximum, utmost, minimum

7. something used to achieve an end

   "regards political activism on the local level as the best medium for effecting social change"

   similar: agency, agent, instrument, instrumentality, machinery, means, ministry, organ, vehicle
   related: determinant, expedient, factor, influence, ingredient, mechanism, tool, weapon, activator, animator, catalyst, driver, energizer, executor, generator, impetus, incentive, inspiration, instigation, instigator, launcher, mover, power, stimulus, trigger, antecedent, cause, occasion, reason, subagency, subagent

8. the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded

   "an artist who enjoys the cultural medium of the big city"

   similar: ambient, atmosphere, climate, clime, context, contexture, environment, environs, milieu, mise-en-scène, setting, surround, surroundings, terrain
   related: location, place, position, space, backdrop, background, element, situation, status, geography, habitat, microenvironment

9. a person who claims to speak with or for the spirits of the dead

   "the medium claims that she can put the grieving parents in touch with the spirit of their deceased son"

   similar: channel, channeler, psychic, spiritist, spiritualist
   related: clairvoyant, mentalist, mind reader, telepath, sensitive

10. a place or opportunity for communicating ideas and information

    "I think a blog might be a good medium for sharing your reviews of local restaurants"

    similar: forum, outlet, platform, soapbox, venue
    related: channel, conduit, pipeline, showcase, stage