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 7 synonyms and 2 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for of along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for of
- about
- before
- concerning
- on
- regarding
- to
- towards
Antonyms for of
- after
- following
Meanings of of
- preposition
- Expressing distance or motion.
- Expressing separation.
- Expressing origin.
- Expressing agency.
- Expressing composition, substance.
- Introducing subject matter.
- Having partitive effect.
- Expressing possession.
- Forming the "objective genitive".
- Expressing qualities or characteristics.
- Expressing a point in time.
- verb
- To possess, own.
- To hold, as something at someone's disposal.
- Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject.
- To partake of (a particular substance, especially food or drink, or action or activity).
- To be scheduled to attend, undertake or participate in.
- To experience, go through, undergo.
- To be afflicted with, suffer from.
- (auxiliary verb, taking a past participle) Used in forming the perfect aspect.
- 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.).
- (auxiliary verb, taking a to-infinitive) See have to.
- To give birth to.
- To engage in sexual intercourse with.
- To accept as a romantic partner.
- (transitive with bare infinitive) To cause to, by a command, request or invitation.
- (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To cause to be.
- (transitive with bare infinitive) To be affected by an occurrence. (Used in supplying a topic that is not a verb argument.).
- (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To depict as being.
- To defeat in a fight; take.
- (obsolete outside Ireland) To be able to speak (a language).
- To feel or be (especially painfully) aware of.
- To trick, to deceive.
- (often with present participle) To allow; to tolerate.
- (often used in the negative) To believe, buy, be taken in by.
- To host someone; to take in as a guest.
- To get a reading, measurement, or result from an instrument or calculation.
- (of a jury) To consider a court proceeding that has been completed; to begin deliberations on a case.
- 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 9 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to of, such as: about, after, before, concerning, following, on, regarding.
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abate
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- slacken
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- strip
- subside
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- abolishes
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