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Synonyms for both
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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 7 votes

  1. both

    Both refers to two objects previously mentioned, or had in mind, viewed or acting in connection; as, both men fired at once; "two men fired" might mean any two, out of any number, and without reference to any previous thought or mention. Twain is a nearly obsolete form of two. The two, or the twain, is practically equivalent to both; both, however, expresses a closer unity. We would say both men rushed against the enemy; the two men flew at each other. Compare EVERY.

    Synonyms:
    twain, two

    Antonyms:
    each, either, every, neither, no one, none, not any

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 1 vote

  1. both

    Synonyms:
    twain

    Antonyms:
    neither

Princeton's WordNet2.3 / 3 votes

  1. both(a)adjective

    (used with count nouns) two considered together; the two

    "both girls are pretty"

    Antonyms:
    all(a), no(a)

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. pairs

    both pairs of pears are green.

    Submitted by anonymous on August 4, 2020  

Dictionary of English Synonymes4.2 / 6 votes

  1. bothadjective

    Synonyms:
    the two, the one and the other

  2. bothconj.

    Synonyms:
    [Preceding a word or phrase which is followed by and; Both—and.] as well as, not only, but also

PPDB, the paraphrase database3.8 / 6 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "both":

    two, either, so, the, whether, each

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How to use both in a sentence?

  1. Lisa Haisha:

    We human beings have always known that our eyes reveal our true nature. It’s nearly impossible to hide emotions in them. “Look me in the eye and tell me the truth,” the questioner will say to the accused, because both parties know that while words can mask the truth, our eyes will invariably reveal it.

  2. Lev Nachman:

    Domestically within Taiwan, you’ll see political parties using Taiwan’s losing of its diplomatic allies as a way to show how whatever party is in power is bad for Taiwan, it will be a hard look for the government both internationally and domestically to take these kinds of blows, because they do have symbolic value for a lot of people in Taiwan, and a lot of other countries also see this as a sign of weakness.

  3. Saeed Sadek:

    The timing is very important because it comes after eight years of instability in the Mediterranean affecting Europe and the Middle East, both sides want to know how can we stabilize the area further, produce stability, how can we deal with the consequences and prevent any further escalations.

  4. Mike Pompeo:

    And as we had these conversations... my counterpart Marcelo Ebrard, we both understood that. It means that we're got hard work to do over the coming days and weeks to deliver on those actual outcomes on the ground along our southern border.

  5. Ralph Reed:

    They were never under any illusions that Donald Trump was one of them, and, by the way, they never asked him to be. All they asked was that he shared their issues agenda and that he would fight for it. … He persuaded them on both of those points.


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