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

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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. City Council President Luis Aponte:

   Property owners were getting complaints from their tenants that as they entered the building they had to pass through this labyrinth of smoke.

2. Alexis karpouzos:

   And this that we call life, it is no more than the opening and closing of a eye a crevice in the unborn through which there shone a beam of light. Perhaps we are only here to say, live in the mercy of the enkindles immensity.

3. Brandon Brundidge:

   I have seen his confidence go through the roof, kids with autism are so often chosen last or left out. A lot of times, it's because other children just don't understand why they do what they do.

4. Stephen Blake:

   One could imagine tortoises modifying potentially their migration and movement behavior through special memory and things like that. Suddenly there is a nice new patch of nutritious stuff here that didn't exist ten years ago, so I will come back here next year.

5. Dimitri Louis:

   She started off as a seeing eye dog. She went through the training to be a seeing eye dog, but then, kryptonite : Squirrels. And that became an issue, so she went into a different kind of training to be very comfortable with groups, to be comfortable with crowds. Training that made her more suited for what she does right now.