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Synonyms for any

  • adverb
  • pronoun

Most common

at all every each

All synonyms

Adverb

at all, every, each, somewhat

Pronoun

some, all dated

Antonyms

no, zero

All antonyms of any →

Definitions

  1. adv. 1

    To even the slightest extent; at all.

  2. pron. 1

    Any thing(s) or person(s).

    I had put a bowl of fruit on the table, but the guests didn’t eat any (of it).

Related words

Word family
anybody anyhow anyone anyplace anyroad anything anyway anywhere
Phrases
any more in any event at any rate by any measure by any stretch in any case any and all any and every
Other spellings
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Any, All, Both, Each or Every?

All and both are collective; any, each, and every are distributive.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • every You want to have a finger in every pie, don't you?
  • each We helped each other to overcome the difficulties.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
anyfalling
everysteady
eachsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
all1
4 letters
some1, each1
5 letters
every3
8 letters
somewhat2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (every3 = 3 syllables).

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