than

Word Type

conj.

than Meaning Definition

A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, otherwise, and the like. It is usually followed by the object compared in the nominative case. Sometimes, however, the object compared is placed in the objective case, and than is then considered by some grammarians as a preposition. Sometimes the object is expressed in a sentence, usually introduced by that; as, I would rather suffer than that you should want.

Synonyms for than

alias,as compared with,aside from,bar,barring,beside,besides,by comparison with,compared with,contrarily,else,elsewise,ex,except,except for,excepting,excluding,exclusive of,in comparison with,in other respects,in other ways,leaving out,let alone,omitting,or else,other than,otherwise,outside of,over against,precluding,save,save and except,saving,taken with,unless,without

Synonym Search Links for than

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