Synonyms 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

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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"

   Synonyms:
   through and through

   Antonyms:
   unfinished, indirect

4. throughadverb

   over the whole distance

   "this bus goes through to New York"

   Synonyms:
   through and through

   Antonyms:
   indirect, unfinished

5. throughadverb

   to completion

   "think this through very carefully!"

   Synonyms:
   through and through

   Antonyms:
   unfinished, indirect

6. throughadverb

   in diameter

   "this cylinder measures 15 inches through"

   Synonyms:
   through and through

   Antonyms:
   unfinished, indirect

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"

   Synonyms:
   through and through

   Antonyms:
   unfinished, indirect

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. throughprep.

   Synonyms:
   from one side, end, or part of, to the other

2. throughprep.

   Synonyms:
   by means of, by the agency of, in consequence of

3. throughadjective

   Synonyms:
   from one side or part to the other

4. throughadjective

   Synonyms:
   from beginning to end

5. throughadjective

   Synonyms:
   to the end

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1. List of paraphrases for "through":

   via, across, using, during, adoption, adopted, passed, throughout, under, adopt, per, ü, thanks, travers, pass, para

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1. Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy:

   Through me you pass into the city of woe: Through me you pass into eternal pain: Through me among the people lost for aye. Justice the founder of my fabric moved: To rear me was the task of power divine, Supremest wisdom, and primeval love. Before me things create were none, save things Eternal, and eternal I shall endure. All hope abandon, ye who enter here.

2. Laurence Rees:

   Over the years we've developed a large number of contacts, particularly through the archives in the East, which enabled us to approach these people, it's incredibly labor intensive and incredibly expensive. In order to find one perpetrator, one person who pulls the trigger and shoots people, researchers have to go through the original SS records and trawl through thousands and thousands of names. They've got to compare them against trial records. They've often got to go to the Russian archives to see whether any of these people were prosecuted. Then they've got to go through phone books in Germany. They've got to try and trace relatives and so on….

3. Thomas Szasz:

   The many faces of intimacy: the Victorians could experience it through correspondence, but not through cohabitation; contemporary men and women can experience it through fornication, but not through friendship.

4. Josh Garza:

   Think about your family. Because what I went through, I had to put my family through, also, i wish people would at least reconsider, or at least listen to what we went through, and hopefully you never have to go through that -- ever.

5. John Travolta:

   I will forever be grateful to Scientology for supporting me for two years solid, I mean Monday through Sunday, they didn't take a day off, working through different angles of the techniques to get through grief and loss, and to make me feel that finally I could get through a day.