Synonyms for anent
- preposition
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Preposition
1. Apropos — concerning, with regard to, about, in respect to, as to, insofar as, inasmuch as, apropos
about, apropos, concerning, regarding, on, respecting, in relation to, with respect to, re, as for, touching dated
Definitions
- prep. 1
Concerning, with regard to, about, in respect to, as to, insofar as, inasmuch as, apropos.
Related words
- Other spellings
- anence
Example sentences
- regarding I have a question regarding your earlier comments.
- concerning Concerning this computer, it broke a few days ago.
- respecting Tom and Mary have started respecting each other.
- apropos Apropos of nothing, Tom went on an unhinged xenophobic rant.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| anent | falling | |
| regarding | steady | |
| concerning | falling | |
| respecting | falling | |
| apropos | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 2 letters
- on1, re1
- 5 letters
- about2
- 7 letters
- apropos3
- 8 letters
- touching2
- 9 letters
- regarding3
- 10 letters
- concerning3, respecting3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (about2 = 2 syllables).