Synonyms for FORTY
ˈfɔr tiforty

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1. fortynumeral

   Synonyms:
   w:Arabic numerals, w:Roman numerals

2. fortynumeral

   The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one.

   Synonyms:
   w:Arabic numerals, w:Roman numerals

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.7 / 3 votes

1. forty, 40, XLadjective

   the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four

   Synonyms:
   forty

   Antonyms:
   ordinal

2. forty, 40, xl, twoscoreadjective

   being ten more than thirty

   Synonyms:
   twoscore, xl, forty

   Antonyms:
   ordinal

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:4.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "forty":

   40, quarantine, fortieth, forty-, 40th

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1. Winston Churchill:

   If you are not a liberal at twenty, you have no heart. If you are not a conservative at forty, you have no brain.

2. The IEA:

   The oil price in this scenario remains close to $50 a barrel until the end of this decade, before rising gradually back to $85 a barrel in 2040, in the low-oil price scenario, the Middle East's share in the oil market ends up higher than at any time in the last forty years.

3. Anthony Hopkins:

   Forty-seven years ago, I was in a desperate situation, in despair, and uh, probably not long to live, and I just had to realize there was something really wrong with me. But I didn’t realize it was a kind of condition – a mental, physical, emotional condition called alcoholism or addiction.

4. Mitt Romney:

   I join the people of Utah in thanking my friend, Senator Orrin Hatch for his more than forty years of service to our great state and nation.

5. Grard Depardieu:

   At twenty you have many desires which hide the truth, but beyond forty there are only real and fragile truths-your abilities and your failings.