Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | concurrently with an activity, event |
| Synonyms: | all along, all the while, amid, as, at the same time as, at the time, for the time being, in the course of, in the interim, in the meanwhile, in the middle of, in the time of, meanwhile, mid, midst, over, pending, the time between, the whole time, throughout, until, when, while |
| Main Entry: | for |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | in consideration of |
| Synonyms: | after, as, beneficial to, concerning, conducive to, during, for the sake of, in contemplation of, in exchange for, in favor of, in furtherance of, in order to, in order to get, in place of, in pursuance of, in spite of, in the direction of, in the interest of, in the name of, notwithstanding, on the part of, on the side of, pro, supposing, to, to counterbalance, to go to, to the amount of, to the extent of, toward, under the authority of, with a view to, with regard to, with respect |
| Main Entry: | throughout |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | during the whole of |
| Synonyms: | all over, all the time, all through, around, at full length, completely, during, every bit, everyplace, everywhere, far and near, far and wide, for the duration, from beginning to end, from end to end, from one end to the other, from start to finish, from the start, from the word go, high and low, in all respects, in every place, in everything, inside and out, on all accounts, over, overall, right through, round, the whole time, through the whole of, to the end, up and down |
| Notes: | through is used in reference to a movement or passage that proceeds linearly; throughout to a movement or passage that proceeds spatially |
| Main Entry: | when |
| Part of Speech: | conjunction |
| Definition: | though |
| Synonyms: | albeit, although, at, at the same time, during, howbeit, immediately upon, just after, just as, meanwhile, much as, whereas, while |
| Main Entry: | while |
| Part of Speech: | conjunction |
| Definition: | as long as |
| Synonyms: | although, at the same time, during, during the time, in the time, throughout the time, whilst |
| Notes: | awhile is an adverb and so must occur as a modifier to a verb; while is a noun meaning 'period of time' |
| Main Entry: | amid |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | middle |
| Synonyms: | amidst, among, amongst, between, during, mid, over, surrounded by, throughout |
| Notes: | among applies to things that can be separated and counted; amid to things that cannot use between when referring to two, use among for three or more entities, and use amid for a quantity that is not made up of separate items; between applies to reciprocal arrangements and among to collective arrangements |
| Antonyms: | away from, beyond, far from, outside, separate |
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