about

The word “about” has 2 syllables: a-bout

It's pronounced as /əˈbaʊt/

What is synonym and antonym for about?

In the thesaurus, “about” has 139 synonyms and 50 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for about along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for about

abroad
across
adjacent
afloat
after a fashion
all but
all over
almost
along
alongside
any which way
anyhow
appreciably
approximately
apropos
apropos of
around
aroused
as concerns
as far as
as for
as good as
as regards
as respects
as to
astir
at
athwart
awake
awakened
aware
back
backward
backwards
behind
beside
borderline
by
by and large
chiefly
circa
concerning
conscious
counter
counterclockwise
dealing with
down
downward
downwards
encircling
everyplace
everywhere
fair
fairly
far and wide
feckly
generally
here and there
hereabout
hereabouts
high and low
in connection with
in general
in regard to
in relation to
in respect to
in reverse
in the ball park
in the neighborhood
in view of
insomniac
just about
kind of
largely
like
loosely
mainly
more or less
most
mostly
much
near
nearby
nearly
next door to
next to
nigh
nominally
obversely
of
on
over
partially
partly
passim
plus or minus
practically
pretty much
pretty nearly
rearward
rearwards
reawakened
referring to
regarding
relative to
respecting
reversely
revived
right and left
roughly
round
roused
rousted
say
sleepless
some
somewhat
somewhere
somewhere about
somewhere around
surrounding
through
throughout
touching
touching on
toward
towards
ubiquitously
up
virtually
wakeful
wakened
well-nigh
widdershins
wide-awake
with regard to
with respect to
withershins
within an inch of

Antonyms for about

absolutely
afar
altogether
asleep
away
barely
clockwise
completely
deasil
distant
dormant
dozing
dozy
dreaming
drowsy
due
entirely
even
exactly
far
fully
hardly
hypnotized
just
mesmerized
napping
nodding
nowhere
plain
plumb
precisely
quite
remote
resting
scarcely
sharp
sleeping
sleepy
slumbering
slumberous
slumbrous
smack-dab
somnolent
squarely
thoroughly
totally
unawakened
utterly
well
wholly

Meanings of about

adjective
1. Moving around; astir.
2. In existence; being in evidence; apparent.
3. Near; in the vicinity or neighbourhood.
adverb
1. On all sides; around.
2. Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down.
3. From one place or position to another in succession; indicating repeated movement or activity.
4. Indicating unproductive or unstructured activity.
5. Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost.
6. Near; in the vicinity.
7. To a reversed order; half round; facing in the opposite direction; from a contrary point of view.
8. In succession; one after another; in the course of events.
9. In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; in circumference.
preposition
1. In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of.
2. Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.
3. Indicates that something will happen very soon; indicates a plan or intention to do something.
4. Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of; to affect.
5. Concerned with; engaged in; intent on.
6. Within or in the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place.
7. On one's person; nearby the person.
8. In or near, as in mental faculties or in the possession of; under the control of; at one's command; in one's makeup.

Example Sentences

About a dozen people attended the meeting yesterday evening.
She's feeling nervous about her upcoming presentation.
Let's talk about your plans for the weekend.
He wasn't sure about what to do next.
The book is about a young girl's adventures in a magical land.

On this page you'll find 189 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to about, such as: abroad, absolutely, across, adjacent, afar, afloat, after a fashion.

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