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Synonyms for meanwhile
ˈminˌʰwaɪl, -ˌwaɪlmean·while

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Wiktionary3.5 / 2 votes

  1. meanwhileadverb

    Synonyms:
    meanwhilst, the while, in the meantime, meantime

  2. meanwhileadverb

    During the time (that something is happening).

    Synonyms:
    in the meantime, meantime, the while, meanwhilst

  3. meanwhileadverb

    At the same time, but elsewhere.

    Synonyms:
    meantime, in the meantime, meanwhilst, the while

Princeton's WordNet2.8 / 4 votes

  1. interim, meantime, meanwhile, lagadverb

    the time between one event, process, or period and another

    "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"

    Synonyms:
    interim, stave, slowdown, lag, retardation, meantime

  2. meanwhileadverb

    at the same time but in another place

    "meanwhile, back at the ranch..."

    Synonyms:
    meantime, in the meantime

  3. meanwhile, meantime, in the meantimeadverb

    during the intervening time

    "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified"

    Synonyms:
    meantime, in the meantime

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. meanwhileadjective

    Synonyms:
    in the mean time, in the interim

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words2.0 / 1 vote

  1. meanwhileadverb

    Synonyms:
    meantime, during the interval

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "meanwhile":

    meantime, concurrently, moreover, furthermore, simultaneously, besides

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#5322besides
#5478moreover
#5574furthermore
#6464interim
#7240meanwhile
#7598simultaneously
#12417meantime
#14447lag
#19789retardation
#20421concurrently
#24932slowdown
#47518stave

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  1. Eva Longoria:

    Huffman's lawyers argued that the sentencing guidelines in those cases were much higher and reserved for the mastermind of schemes, not mere participants. Prosecutors, meanwhile, had argued that universities and testing companies were the victims of the schemes, and the amount that parents paid should correspond to the penalties' severity.But US Probation and Pretrial Services, which prepares pre-sentence investigation reports for each defendant, has argued overall, that the universities and testing companies suffered no monetary harm, and the price of the parents' bribes is therefore not relevant to any sentences. Actress Felicity Huffman loved ones wrote letters of support to the judgeMacy and other loved ones submitted letters to Judge Indira Talwani on Huffman's behalf, pleading for leniency. Each letter outlined Huffman's loyalty and commitment to the writer — an attempt to show Actress Felicity Huffman role in the admissions scam was an outlier in Actress Felicity Huffman life. Macy also shed some light on the immediate aftermath of Huffman's early morning arrest by the FBI in March.Two days after the arrest, Macy wrote, their eldest daughter was headed for an audition at a school she had her heart set on — one that didn't require SAT scores. But when Actress Felicity Huffman got off the plane, the school emailed Actress Felicity Huffman, formally rescinding its audition invitation because of the scandal. Eva Longoria and other celebrities write letters of support for actress Felicity Huffman ahead of Eva Longoria sentencingMacy wrote Eva Longoria and other celebrities daughter.

  2. Chris George:

    In the end, it’s George Brothers Meanwhile responsibility. George Brothers Meanwhile’re responsible for George Brothers Meanwhile, I ’m not, i do n’t think we created more addicts. They were already here. They just had an easier way. . to get their drugs. And a safer way. Now they do n’t even know what they’re getting.

  3. The Census Bureau:

    In January 2015, the U.S. is expected to experience a birth every eight seconds and one death every 12 seconds. Meanwhile, net international migration is expected to add one person to the U.S. population every 33 seconds.

  4. Ron DeSantis:

    Critics of Common Core, including Tea Party groups, said itwouldtake away local control and dumb downschools. Meanwhile, many parents had trouble understanding some of the teaching methods and found the curriculum confusing, particularly some of the math lessons. One of the things we would constantly hearabouton the campaign trail was a lot of frustration from parents in particular with this idea of Common Core, when you complained... I heard you. I told you Id do something about it. And today we are acting to bring promises to reality.

  5. Richard Drouaillet:

    CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Meanwhile, Maya's family members, friends, and community members have continued searching for her on a weekly basis. They are planning a search this Saturday in a mountainous region roughly 30 miles east of Chula Vista. We just have to have faith that the truth will prevail, it's just a matter of time.


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