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Synonyms for with

Most common

along with by on through despite in spite of

Definitions

  1. prep. 1

    Against.

    He picked a fight with the class bully.

  2. prep. 2

    In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.

    He went with his friends.

Related words

Word family
with-it
Phrases
sleep with deal with put up with lie with go with dispense with do away with with respect to
Is a kind of
possess
Other spellings
withe wythe

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With, Of, To, Toward, On or Upon?

The behavior of the pastor to or toward his people, on or upon the streets, before the multitude, or in the church, with the godly, or with the worldly, was alike faultless.

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

Example sentences

  • on Say what you will, I will act on my own judgement.
  • by You are not old enough to go swimming by yourself.
  • through The Congressmen rammed the bill through committee.
  • despite Despite her warning, he made little of the matter.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
withsteady
onsteady
byfalling
throughrising
despiterising

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

By length

2 letters
on1, by1
4 letters
upon2
5 letters
given2
7 letters
through1, despite2
9 letters
including3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (upon2 = 2 syllables).