Synonyms for upon
əˈpɒn, əˈpɔnup·on

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1. uponpreposition

   At a prescribed point in time.

   The contract was rendered void upon his death.

   Synonyms:
   at

2. uponpreposition

   Synonyms:
   on

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1. uponprep.

   Synonyms:
   on

2. uponprep.

   Synonyms:
   about, concerning, on the subject of

3. uponprep.

   Synonyms:
   with, immediately after

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1. List of paraphrases for "upon":

   after, once

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1. Jason Baron:

   I remain mystified by the fact that the use of a private e-mail account apparently went either unnoticed or unremarked upon during the four-year tenure in office of the former secretary, simply put, where was everyone ? Is there any record indicating that any lawyer, any FOIA officer, any records person, any high-level official ever respectfully confronted the former secretary with reasonable questions about the practice of sending e-mails from a private account ? It is unfathomable to me that this would not have been noticed and reported up the chain.

2. Brent Schutte:

   In the first part of the year, what we have largely done is clawed back what we lost in the fourth quarter that was based upon geopolitical and Federal Reserve fears that are now ebbing.

3. Madame Guizot:

   Much misconstruction and bitterness are spared to him who thinks naturally upon what he owes to others rather than what he ought to expect from them.

4. Nafeesah Attah:

   Kent Fuchs really aggressively pushed me and put Kent Fuchs hands on me, and really took away that moment of me celebrating my graduation, it was directly targeted and contingent upon Nafeesah Attah race. There were other students prior to us going up there who were white who did back-flips and took selfies, who did a spin on stage and they were not handled in the same regard.

5. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence:

   Here, Indiana steps forward to protect the constitutional rights and privileges of freedom of religion for people of faith and families of faith for people in our state and this avalanche of intolerance has been poured upon the people of our state.