intermediate

Neither beginner nor advanced

Intermediate means in the middle between two points, levels, or stages.

An intermediate student is beyond beginner but not yet advanced.

An intermediate step falls between the first and last.

As a noun, an intermediate is a person at that level or a substance formed during a chemical reaction before the final product.

The verb means to act as a go-between: She intermediated between the feuding parties.

level

midway

Equidistant from both ends

midpoint · halfway · mid-range · mid-tier · moderate · central · equidistant · interposed · betwixt · amid

chemistry

compound

Combined into one

precursor · byproduct · transitional · unstable · short-lived · reactive · transient · synthesis · conversion · pathway

education

student

One formally enrolled somewhere

placement · class · lesson · track · pathway · grade · level · certification · qualification · B1

skill

proficient

Having practiced ability

capable · skilled · journeyman · developing · advancing · improving · progressing · apprentice · learner · semi-skilled

mediocre

average

Arithmetic mean or ordinary

fair · passable · tolerable · adequate · undistinguished · unremarkable · commonplace · run-of-the-mill · garden-variety · middling

Categories
Opposites
proficiency/skill level

intermediatebeginner

One who lacks experience

advanced · expert · novice · master · elementary

position in a sequence or range

intermediateextreme

Furthest from moderate

end · terminal · final · initial · first

degree/intensity

intermediateextreme

Furthest from moderate

excessive · immoderate · radical · intense · severe

Phrases
Family

intermediary, intermediates, intermediaries, intermediation, intermediator

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