Synonyms for without


Grammar : Adv
Spell : with-out, with-
Phonetic Transcription : wɪðˈaʊt, wɪθ-


Définition of without

Origin :
  • Old English wiðutan, literally "against the outside" (opposite of within), see with + out. As a word expressing lack or want of something (opposite of with), attested from c.1200. In use by late 14c. as a conjunction, short for without that.
  • adv outside
Example sentences :
  • Without reasons I was sure of, you know, so there could be no chance of any mistake.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • I spoke to Philothea just as I used to do; without remembering that she had died.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • It seems to me that life is no life, but living death, without that freedom!
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • Without knowing why, they understood perfectly now that neither had been ingenuous.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • You shall be reckless as you like—but without your stored energy surplus to harm you.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Now he would talk to her without any of that old awkward self-consciousness.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • No; I stole one of the ship's boats, and came for you without leave.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • They were without food, and the two bottles of water would not last them long.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • It had grown much too cold to do without some sort of artificial covering.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • We camped in a thicket, without water, on a small patch of feed.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest

Antonyms for without

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