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Synonyms for left
lɛftleft
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Princeton's WordNet
leftnoun
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
"she stood on the left"
Synonyms:
left field, left hand, left wing, leftfieldAntonyms:
right, right-wing, center, conservative, right-handed, reactionary, far-right, rightmost, rightish, spent, exhausted, ambidextrous, rightist, far, reactionist, centrist, two-handed, middle-of-the-road, right-hand(a), oldline, old-line, starboardleft, left wingnoun
those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare
Synonyms:
left field, left hand, left wing, leftfieldAntonyms:
right, rightist, reactionist, right-wing, spent, rightish, two-handed, centrist, old-line, rightmost, oldline, right-handed, far, conservative, middle-of-the-road, far-right, ambidextrous, right-hand(a), center, exhausted, reactionary, starboardleft, left handnoun
the hand that is on the left side of the body
"jab with your left"
Synonyms:
left field, left hand, left wing, leftfieldAntonyms:
right, rightmost, oldline, conservative, spent, exhausted, centrist, right-wing, reactionist, two-handed, reactionary, center, middle-of-the-road, right-handed, old-line, rightish, rightist, far-right, ambidextrous, starboard, far, right-hand(a)left field, leftfield, leftnoun
the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left
"the batter flied out to left"
Synonyms:
left field, left hand, left wing, leftfieldAntonyms:
right, middle-of-the-road, oldline, rightmost, conservative, right-hand(a), rightist, centrist, old-line, exhausted, right-wing, spent, starboard, ambidextrous, two-handed, reactionary, far, reactionist, right-handed, center, far-right, rightishleftadjective
a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east
"take a left at the corner"
Synonyms:
left field, left hand, left wing, leftfieldAntonyms:
right, right-hand(a), ambidextrous, rightist, right-handed, centrist, rightmost, far, reactionist, oldline, old-line, conservative, two-handed, exhausted, right-wing, far-right, rightish, starboard, spent, center, middle-of-the-road, reactionaryleftadjective
being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north
"my left hand"; "left center field"; "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream"
Synonyms:
unexpended, odd, left(p), left(a), left over(p), remaining, left-hand(a), leftoverAntonyms:
right, ambidextrous, far-right, right-handed, centrist, conservative, two-handed, spent, rightmost, far, reactionary, oldline, exhausted, old-line, center, rightist, middle-of-the-road, rightish, right-hand(a), reactionist, right-wing, starboardleftover, left over(p), left(p), odd, remaining, unexpendedadjective
not used up
"leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions"
Antonyms:
right, center, middle-of-the-road, ambidextrous, far, starboard, far-right, reactionary, rightmost, right-hand(a), rightish, two-handed, rightist, old-line, exhausted, reactionist, right-handed, spent, centrist, oldline, conservative, right-wingleft(a), left-hand(a)adjective
intended for the left hand
"I rarely lose a left-hand glove"
Antonyms:
right, right-wing, ambidextrous, conservative, rightish, reactionary, far, two-handed, center, middle-of-the-road, old-line, rightist, reactionist, far-right, spent, starboard, right-hand(a), centrist, oldline, rightmost, exhausted, right-handedleftadverb
of or belonging to the political or intellectual left
Synonyms:
unexpended, odd, left(p), left(a), left over(p), remaining, left-hand(a), leftoverAntonyms:
right, center, old-line, exhausted, far-right, right-wing, starboard, centrist, reactionary, ambidextrous, spent, rightish, conservative, two-handed, rightmost, reactionist, middle-of-the-road, right-handed, rightist, far, right-hand(a), oldlineleftadverb
toward or on the left; also used figuratively
"he looked right and left"; "the political party has moved left"
Antonyms:
right, conservative, spent, rightish, exhausted, ambidextrous, far, old-line, starboard, right-handed, right-wing, far-right, rightmost, right-hand(a), reactionist, middle-of-the-road, rightist, centrist, reactionary, center, two-handed, oldline
Editors Contribution
vacant
vacant means empty
the streets were vacant
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
leftnoun
Associated words:
sinister, sinistral, sinistrality, sinistrorse, sinistrorsal, haw, port, larboard
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#448 | left | |
#543 | let | |
#1129 | leave | |
#1179 | went | |
#2332 | gone | |
#2516 | forgot | |
#3214 | leaving | |
#3364 | leaves | |
#3546 | remaining | |
#5374 | departure | |
#5451 | odd | |
#6027 | quit | |
#8576 | abandoned | |
#13418 | lh | |
#16548 | ceased | |
#18589 | departed | |
#25052 | leftist | |
#28949 | leftover | |
#30097 | leftfield | |
#30556 | exited | |
#43028 | gauche | |
#69746 | unexpended | |
#90086 | linke | |
#117816 | izquierdo | |
#118808 | zuo | |
#126627 | khalaf | |
#149297 | izquierda | |
#199474 | leftwards |
How to use left in a sentence?
What credentials does he bring to that ? I mean, look, think of all the really solid people that were left -- that were -- started off in that administration. They've all left. They've all left. All the talent is gone. They've left. ... Or, like, great -- great Americans like Rudy Giuliani is still engaged, i mean -- I mean, what - - what's going on ? People see this. They're thugs. You know, Rudy Giuliani and the two guys who were helping Rudy Giuliani, they get arrested at the airport, trying to leave the count -- I mean, what -- what -- where has that happened in any other president's watch ?
If, in instructing a child, you are vexed with it for want of adroitness, try, if you have never tried before, to write with your left hand, and then remember that a child is all left hand.
It was the boast of Augustus that he found Rome of brick and left it of marble. But how much nobler will be the sovereign's boast when he shall have it to say that he found law... a sealed book and left it a living letter found it the patrimony of the rich and left it the inheritance of the poor found it the two-edged sword of craft and oppression and left it the staff of honesty and the shield of innocence.
I now know how Abbot felt when Costello left, how Brinkley felt when Huntley left, how Sears felt when Roebuck left, and, of course, how Dan Rather felt when Connie left. (at Robert MacNeil's retirement dinner)
This is the criminal left that belongs not in a dormitory, but in a penitentiary. The criminal left is not a problem to be solved by the Department of Philosophy or the Department of Englishit is a problem for the Department of Justice. Black or white, the criminal left is interested in power. It is not interested in promoting the renewal and reforms that make democracy work; it is interested in promoting those collisions and conflict that tear democracy apart.
Translations for left
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- linksAfrikaans
- شمال, إلى الشمال, یسار, إلى اليسار, على اليسار, يسار, على الشمال, اليسارArabic
- solAzerbaijani
- һул, һулдағы, һул яҡ, һулғаBashkir
- злева, налева, ле́выBelarusian
- отляво, левица, ляв, останал, налявоBulgarian
- esquerra, esquerreCatalan, Valencian
- zbývající, na levé, vlevo, levice, levýCzech
- лѣвъOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- chwithWelsh
- venstreDanish
- übrig, Linke, nach links, link, linksGerman
- αριστερά, αριστερόςGreek
- liva, maldekstra, restaĵoEsperanto
- izquierda, liberal, sobras, izquierdo, a la izquierda, de izquierda, sobradoSpanish
- vasak, pahemEstonian
- ezkerBasque
- چپگرا, چپ, در سمت چپ, اشکلكPersian
- jäljelle, [[vasen]] [[puoli]], vasen, vasemmistolainen, vasemmalla, jäljellä, vasemmalle, vasemmistoFinnish
- i mawī, mawiFijian
- gauche, à gaucheFrench
- cléIrish
- ceàrr, clìScottish Gaelic
- שְׂמֹאל, שמאלהHebrew
- बायें, बाक़ी, बायांHindi
- bal, hátralévő, balraHungarian
- մնացած, ձախ, ձախxArmenian
- sinistreInterlingua
- kiriIndonesian
- sinistraIdo
- vinstriIcelandic
- sinistra, sinistro, a sinistra, rimastoItalian
- 残る, 左, 左翼Japanese
- kering, kiwaJavanese
- მარცხენაGeorgian
- солKazakh
- ឆ្វេងKhmer
- 왼쪽, 왼Korean
- چهپ, ماوهKurdish
- солKyrgyz
- sinisterLatin
- lénksLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ຊ້າຍLao
- kairiojiLithuanian
- kreisi, pa kreisi, kreisā, kreissLatvian
- mauiiMāori
- останат, налево, лев, на левата, левичарски, левица, лево, одлево, преостанатMacedonian
- зүүнMongolian
- kiriMalay
- xellug, fdalMaltese
- ဝဲ, ဘယ်Burmese
- linkerkant, linker-, links, overDutch
- til overs, igjen, venstresiden, venstreNorwegian
- nishtłʼajígoNavajo, Navaho
- namanjinik, namanjinikanOjibwe, Ojibwa
- pozostały, lewa, na lewo, lewy, w lewo, lewica, lewicowyPolish
- restar, deixado, [[à]] [[esquerda]], esquerdo, esquerda, de esquerda, liberal, esquerdista, sobrar, sestroPortuguese
- lluq'iQuechua
- seniesterRomansh
- stâng, la stânga, stângă, rămasRomanian
- левый, налево, оставшийся, влево, ле́вый, остальной, слева, либера́льныйRussian
- levi, lijevi, ljevica, леви, preostali, на̏ле̄во, nȁlēvo, лијевиSerbo-Croatian
- na ľavé, ľаvý, vľavoSlovak
- levo, na levi, levi, levicaSlovene
- tau-aŋavaleSamoan
- majtëAlbanian
- kencaSundanese
- vänster, kvar, vänsternSwedish
- kushotoSwahili
- మిగిలిన, ఎడమTelugu
- чапTajik
- ซ้ายThai
- çepTurkmen
- kaliwaTagalog
- hemaTonga (Tonga Islands)
- solTurkish
- ʻauiTahitian
- злі́ва, ліво́руч, лі́вий, налі́воUkrainian
- باياںUrdu
- soʻlUzbek
- trái, ở bên tráiVietnamese
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