Antonyms for through
θruthrough

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 3 votes

1. through

   By refers to the agent; through, to the means, cause, or condition; with, to the instrument. By commonly refers to persons; with, to things; through may refer to either. The road having become impassable through long disuse, a way was opened by pioneers with axes. By may, however, be applied to any object which is viewed as partaking of action and agency; as, the metal was corroded by the acid; skill is gained by practise. We speak of communicating with a person by letter. Through implies a more distant connection than by or with, and more intervening elements. Material objects are perceived by the mind through the senses.

   Synonyms:
   by, by dint of, by means of, with

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. done, through, through with(p)adjective

   having finished or arrived at completion

   "certain to make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies"

   Antonyms:
   unfinished, indirect

2. through(a)adverb

   (of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes

   "a through street"; "a through bus"; "through traffic"

   Antonyms:
   indirect, unfinished

3. throughadverb

   from beginning to end

   "read this book through"

   Antonyms:
   unfinished, indirect

   Synonyms:
   through and through

4. throughadverb

   over the whole distance

   "this bus goes through to New York"

   Antonyms:
   indirect, unfinished

   Synonyms:
   through and through

5. throughadverb

   to completion

   "think this through very carefully!"

   Antonyms:
   unfinished, indirect

   Synonyms:
   through and through

6. throughadverb

   in diameter

   "this cylinder measures 15 inches through"

   Antonyms:
   unfinished, indirect

   Synonyms:
   through and through

7. through, through and throughadverb

   throughout the entire extent

   "got soaked through in the rain"; "I'm frozen through"; "a letter shot through with the writer's personality"; "knew him through and through"; "boards rotten through and through"

   Antonyms:
   unfinished, indirect

   Synonyms:
   through and through

How to use through in a sentence?

1. Yuji Hosono:

   The scheme is slipping through a set of accounting rules regarding special-purpose vehicles, it's compliant, but goes against the principle of accounting.

2. Petr Korda:

   You don’t realize it until someone really talks about it because we’re always so in the zone, we're always just striving to achieve more, and for our family just to back each other through every situation ... it's so surreal.

3. Jim McGrath:

   President Bush's condition has improved to the point that doctors have begun discussing dates for his discharge. He will remain at the Houston Methodist Hospital through the weekend for further observation.

4. Shelly Malhotra:

   TB is a family disease, a social disease, so that's where it needs to be tackled - at the household level through contact-tracing, it's a fundamental part of what Europe and the U.S. have done for a long time but it's still not done consistently in the developing world due to lack of resources.

5. Christopher Lloyd:

   We're handling some bigger life events in this season, we do deal with a death, which is certainly a topic that families have to deal with, and on television, it's not easy to do because that's a heavy subject. But at the same time, it would seem unusual for a family not to go through it.

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