EITHER Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

either 1 of 2

adverb

Definition of either

as in then

in addition to what has been said you won't convince them, and, in fact, I don't agree either!

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either

2 of 2

adjective

as in any

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Recent Examples of either

Adverb

Black Mountain has extensive relationships that can help with either. — Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026 In order to be eligible, owners must prove that their collector car isn’t used for everyday transport either by holding collector-car insurance or documenting that the car is driven fewer than 1,000 miles per year. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Adjective

Or that having two pro leagues forces players into an either or decision. — Teresa M. Walker, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025 Shelter insecurity and housing cost do not have to be an either or solution. — Heather McRea, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for either

Recent Examples of Synonyms for either

Adverb

Police then found his landlord’s body elsewhere in the house with mortal wounds.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
And is then ultimately blind to the tragic ethical and moral compromises that are necessary to survive.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of then

Adverb

And besides, there’s a theory that, with the meow, the cats were evolving to imitate us.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
But that does not take away from the performance — besides, there was a neat ball into the box in the first half that led to a fine double save by Porto goalkeeper Diogo Costa.

— Sam Lee, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of besides

Adjective

Yet Marcon’s works defy old-world tempos with their pacing (the shots in Monelle, 2017, last no more than a second each), their length (several clock in at under five minutes), and, of course, the seeming ease with which they can be summarized.

— Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026
But when Lee turns to Danbi’s POV several hundred pages in, no complication follows.

— Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of several

Adjective

Government troops also conducted raids in various areas Thursday and killed 10 militants believed to be members of the Pakistani Taliban, the military and police said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Over a tight five-day timeline — as Marnus and Ilse finish school ahead of the December holidays, and the family prepares for their summer vacation — these various tensions impact one another in tacit but perhaps terminal ways.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of various

Adverb

The authors say the findings need to be confirmed through larger and more extensive prospective studies, which can be particularly important because the research examines an observational association.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
The policy is making the British glass industry more expensive than the cheap imports from China and Turkey which are flooding the market.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026