Synonyms for upon
əˈpɒn, əˈpɔn

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1. upon(preposition)

   At a prescribed point in time.

   The contract was rendered void upon his death.

   Synonyms:
   at

2. upon(preposition)

   Synonyms:
   on

Dictionary of English Synonymes(2.00 / 5 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. upon(prep.)

   Synonyms:
   on

2. upon(prep.)

   Synonyms:
   about, concerning, on the subject of

3. upon(prep.)

   Synonyms:
   with, immediately after

PPDB, the paraphrase database(3.50 / 4 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "upon":

   after, once

How to pronounce upon?

Alex

US English

Daniel

British

Karen

Australian

Veena

Indian

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How to use upon in a sentence?

1. John Updike:

   A leader is one who, out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so foolish, hence the erratic quality of leadership in the world.

2. Justice Clarence Thomas:

   Religious liberty is about freedom of action in matters of religion generally, and the scope of that liberty is directly correlated to the civil restraints placed upon religious practice.

3. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   One of the Laws of Karma teaches us that if someone strongly believes something to be true; then sometime in her/his lifetime she/he will be called upon to demonstrate that particular truth. It's true. Life always offers opportunity, at least once, to put to practice what you believe in and what you are passionate about.

4. Euripides, Medea, 431 B.C.:

   I know indeed what evil I intend to do,but stronger than all my afterthoughts is my fury,fury that brings upon mortals the greatest evils.

5. June Jordan:

   All of Western tradition, from the late bloom of the British Empire right through the early doom of Vietnam, dictates that you do something spectacular and irreversible whenever you find yourself in or whenever you impose yourself upon a wholly unfamiliar situation belonging to somebody else. Frequently it's your soul or your honor or your manhood, or democracy itself, at stake.

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