Definitions

I

PRONOUN

nominative singular pronoun

Synonyms

STRONGEST

he it she sie they ve xe you ze zie

Frequently Asked Questions

What’s another way to say I?

We don’t traditionally think of I as having synonyms, but there are several situations in which it can replace—or be replaced with—another word, phrase, or series of words. me Me is sometimes used in place of I in a very informal way, as in Me and Greg are going hiking on Saturday. Such sentences are considered grammatically incorrect, but they’re very common in casual speech. It’s also commonly used after linking verbs (like is and was) in sentences like It’s me or as an alternative to the awkward-sounding It is I (or This is he or This is she). These kinds of constructions are especially common in situations when identifying yourself at someone’s door or on the phone, or perhaps when pointing yourself out in a photo (Hey, that’s me!). Though considered informal, this use of me is much more widely accepted. myself The word myself is sometimes used in place me or I, especially in cases in which there is a compound subject, object, or complement (meaning one that has more than one person or thing), as in John and myself were asked to attend or The event was planned by Kim and myself. slang synonyms for I There are a few creative, informal ways of referring to oneself. One common one is yours truly, which is often used as a way to end a letter before signing your name, but can also be used in place of me, myself, or I in certain cases, as in Guess what? Yours truly is the lucky winner. Other phrases can be used in the same way, such as this guy.

What can I say instead of I?

There may be some situations when you want to avoid using the words me or I in a piece of writing, such as in journalism or a scientific report. This is typically done to avoid focusing on the writer’s point of view and to create a sense of objectivity. In these cases, you can reword things to avoid referring to yourself altogether. For example, instead of saying I will further discuss this data in the next chapter, you could rephrase with a passive construction, as in This data will be further discussed in the next chapter. Though less common today, journalists have sometimes used terms like this writer when referring to themselves, especially in columns or opinion pieces, as in This writer will certainly not endorse such legislation. Despite the tradition of avoiding the use of me and I in journalism, using a firsthand point of view can be very effective and may even be preferable in certain cases, especially when the writer is a part of the story being told.

What kind of pronoun is I?

I is a personal pronoun. Pronouns are used as substitutes for nouns—they’re another way of referring to a noun without using a specific name. Personal pronouns are used to refer to the one communicating, to the one being addressed, or the one being talked about. I is a nominative pronoun, meaning that it’s typically used as a subject of a sentence. On the other hand, me is an objective pronoun, which means that it’s used as an object. I, along with me (and forms like myself and mine), is categorized as a first person pronoun, meaning it refers to the speaker or writer themselves. In contrast, a second person pronoun (like you) is one that’s used to address the person being spoken to or reading. Third person pronouns (like he, she, they, him, her, and them) refer to anyone other than the person doing the addressing or the ones being addressed. In literature, first-person point of view is a common form of narration in which the events of the story are told using the first person, as if the action is happening from the point of view of the narrator.

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“Though I would have liked to have known about it before we chose the name.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

“I didn’t break in, but I broke to the side. And then when I realized, it was too late.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

"I think it's really important that children are more prepared for that aspect of starting school," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

"I want my kids to say, 'Mom worked really hard for something very important,' because it is very important. It's the cornerstone of our country," she said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Trembling, I inch closer to the blunt head and beady eyes.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Judges were unmoved that Luitpold’s forebears had brewed in the region since 1260, written the purity law and invented Oktoberfest for his great-great-grandfather King Ludwig I’s 1810 wedding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

The company taking the top spot on Gauntlet I’s leaderboard External link was Skycutter, a British startup that partnered with Ukrainian drone company SkyFall.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

In a statement read to the public inquiry examining how Letby was able to attack babies, Child I's mother said: "I believe the doctors and nursing staff should have acted earlier."

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024

The WNBA’s No. 1 overall draft pick and Division I’s career scoring leader revved up a raucous Indiana Pacers crowd by pumping the accelerator of a replica IndyCar before Game 3 against the Milwaukee Bucks.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024

I ain’t never been away from Mama afore so I’s scared to death, kept thinking they waren’t never gunn bring me back.”

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

Nearly 50 years after it was taken, the image continues to attract attention, appearing most recently in the V&A East exhibition The Music Is Black: A British Story.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Is it a little weird that metal is now welcome as an elite Las Vegas entertainment commodity?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

"If I send him upstairs, am I damaging him emotionally? Is he going to develop an attachment disorder because of this?"

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Is it a booklet with charts and graphs?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

“Who were you talking to? Is someone here?”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Now, there are still some t’s to cross and i’s to dot.

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026

"If I'm making a decision that is highly likely to be in legal challenge, I want to make sure I've dotted my i's and crossed my t's," she added.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

“No matter what the federal government was doing, they knew that if they weren’t dotting their i’s and crossing their t’s, they were going to get called to account,” Hilton said.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

"I had really dotted all the i's and crossed all the t's of the experiment," he said.

From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026

I’ve won the writing prize twice, and I would have this week, too, but I decided to leave some i’s undotted.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

Schneider said the deal is priced at 13 times earnings once synergies are included, though most of that is from projected revenue synergies, which are typically harder to realize.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Air Liquide AI 2.48%increase; green up pointing triangle said it is targeting sales growth and higher margins under a new strategic plan through 2030.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Its new flagship product is a two-armed, self-learning robot called Alfie that is designed to mimic a human working on a factory floor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The startup’s rising valuation is emblematic of a broader bet by investors on technological advancements spurring wide adoption of robots in factories and the home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

But Joey is willing to break the rules to advocate for herself and other people with leprosy.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

“This acquisition marks the next era of growth for Ithaca Energy as we make our inaugural international acquisition in offshore east coast Canada,” said Yaniv Friedman, executive chairman of Ithaca Energy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

There’s something very bittersweet about the fact that the two people we spent all that time with don’t fully have their moment together.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

"You might just want tea and a scone, but if you need something more, we will do our very best to help you."

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

"That's why people like me get out in the community, and we give example, and let them know it's okay for you to voice your opinion."

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

When we lose that ability, we end up like Phineas.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

"For me, October 7 lasted four months," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

"That's why people like me get out in the community, and we give example, and let them know it's okay for you to voice your opinion."

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

"It's not about me, it's about the club and I care about the club."

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Metallica’s always been more existential than topical, but haven’t we all scrolled our feeds recently and muttered - “Darkness imprisoning me / All that I see, absolute horror.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

“Sure can,” I say, pleased he’s given me a task.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

"I am alive. Thank you, God. I live and I want to live and I'll continue living, no matter how much that displeases those who want to destroy us," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

"For us as an organisation, knowing what's in our water is really important because we're putting athletes in the water," said Amy Jenner, Triathlon Cymru's head of development.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

“We knew we had to get things done. ... Matthew, man, he got us all together. He said ‘Let’s freakin’ do it’ and we did the dang thing.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Milrem is among Europe’s top defense-robotics companies, and CEO Kuldar Väärsi tells us “a significant quantity” of its unmanned ground vehicles operate at the front line in Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

I don’t think they will last; none of us do.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

“We had to turn the school into a restaurant, so I called mine Vaura,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

If so, I’ll defer to what my father told me was mine: asking annoying questions.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

"He's a good friend of mine," says Ferguson.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Meanwhile, “the global mine supply backdrop has never looked so challenged,” analysts at BMO Capital Markets wrote this week, in part because of weather-related disruption in Chile, the top producer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

I reached out and took her hand in mine.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

"I want my kids to say, 'Mom worked really hard for something very important,' because it is very important. It's the cornerstone of our country," she said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

“I’ve lived with my old stuff for a long time and it’s time for a refresh,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

"I was hurting inside, so I came to tell my story."

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

“I think luckily for me, I started my career in an offense that was similar to that, and just understanding you never know when it’s going to come, but just to be ready,” Thybulle said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

She makes sweet treats, tucks me in bed, kisses my forehead, and, sometimes, lets me have a carrot for Belle.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

“Some prompt-level fluctuation is inherent to AI, and our testing shows this averages out across a high volume of real-world, diverse workloads,” said a Google spokeswoman in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

“That’s our biggest thing right now. So keep getting guys on base and get that big hit.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

"You might just want tea and a scone, but if you need something more, we will do our very best to help you."

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

"We're mothers, we're sisters, we're daughters, we're somebody's family member, and a lot of times there's a humanity that's removed from our position."

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

“You can’t see it on this map,” Caesar says, touching the dirt beyond our map, “but there’s more and more land west of Texas and Oklahoma. There’s a place called California. I’ve heard it’s beautiful.”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

"Just imagine: having to stop right in the middle of the season like that. It's unbearable for a company like ours," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

But its good witchery also contextualizes the quest for sanity in mad times like ours with comforting observations about occultism’s role during eras of social upheaval.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

“I didn’t really know anything about competition reality shows, but now I can see that ours, with the production value and the way it’s shot and the theatricality, is so different to the other ones.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

My wife essentially says that because we’re married, our retirement savings are ours, not mine.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Eddie’s dad sets up his chair away from ours, to “give us a little space.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

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