of

The word “of” has 1 syllable: of

It's pronounced as /əv/

What is synonym and antonym for of?

In the thesaurus, “of” has 59 synonyms and 5 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for of

about
afore
ahead of
appertaining to
appropriate to
apropos
apropos of
as concerns
as far as
as for
as regards
as respects
as to
attributed to
away from
based on
before
belonging to
characterized by
coming from
concerning
connected with
consisting of
containing
epithetical
ere
fore
from
going from
in advance of
in reference to
in regard to
in respect to
in view of
like
made from
on
out from
out of
over
peculiar to
pertaining to
previous to
prior to
proceeding from
referring to
regarding
related to
respecting
showing
till
to
touching
toward
towards
until
up to
with regard to
with respect to

Antonyms for of

after
following
next
next to
since

Meanings of of

preposition
1. Expressing distance or motion.
2. Expressing separation.
3. Expressing origin.
4. Expressing agency.
5. Expressing composition, substance.
6. Introducing subject matter.
7. Having partitive effect.
8. Expressing possession.
9. Forming the "objective genitive".
10. Expressing qualities or characteristics.
11. Expressing a point in time.
verb
1. To possess, own.
2. To hold, as something at someone's disposal.
3. Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject.
4. To partake of (a particular substance, especially food or drink, or action or activity).
5. To be scheduled to attend, undertake or participate in.
6. To experience, go through, undergo.
7. To be afflicted with, suffer from.
8. (auxiliary verb, taking a past participle) Used in forming the perfect aspect.
9. Used as an interrogative verb before a pronoun to form a tag question, echoing a previous use of 'have' as an auxiliary verb or, in certain cases, main verb. (For further discussion, see the appendix English tag questions.).
10. (auxiliary verb, taking a to-infinitive) See have to.
11. To give birth to.
12. To engage in sexual intercourse with.
13. To accept as a romantic partner.
14. (transitive with bare infinitive) To cause to, by a command, request or invitation.
15. (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To cause to be.
16. (transitive with bare infinitive) To be affected by an occurrence. (Used in supplying a topic that is not a verb argument.).
17. (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To depict as being.
18. To defeat in a fight; take.
19. (obsolete outside Ireland) To be able to speak (a language).
20. To feel or be (especially painfully) aware of.
21. To trick, to deceive.
22. (often with present participle) To allow; to tolerate.
23. (often used in the negative) To believe, buy, be taken in by.
24. To host someone; to take in as a guest.
25. To get a reading, measurement, or result from an instrument or calculation.
26. (of a jury) To consider a court proceeding that has been completed; to begin deliberations on a case.
27. To make an observation of (a bird species).

Example Sentences

The cover of the book caught my attention immediately.
She is the best player of the entire team.
The taste of the dish was incredible, leaving everyone wanting more.
They are planning a trip of a lifetime to explore Europe.
The importance of education cannot be overstated.

On this page you'll find 64 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to of, such as: about, afore, after, ahead of, appertaining to, appropriate to, apropos.

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