Synonyms for left
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Remaining
2. Sinister — designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the…
Definitions
- adj. 1
Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←
- adj. 2
Left-wing; pertaining to the political left.
- adj. 3
Anticlockwise, particularly when describing a change in direction or orientation.
The road up ahead contains a left bend.
Related words
Example sentences
- remaining Jonas decided to save the remaining water instead.
- near How about playing catch in the vacant lot near by?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| left | rising | |
| remaining | steady | |
| unexpended | falling | |
| sinistral | falling | |
| near | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- odd1
- 4 letters
- near1, nigh1
- 7 letters
- liberal3, leftist2
- 8 letters
- sinister3, derelict3, leftward2
- 9 letters
- remaining3, sinistral
- 10 letters
- unexpended
- 15 letters
- sinistrolateral
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (liberal3 = 3 syllables).