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adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of on

being in effective operation

please don't leave the sanding machine on if you're not going to be near it

Synonyms of on

active, alive, functional, functioning, going, live, living, operating, operational, operative, running, working

Words Related to on

effective, effectual

employable, operable, usable (also useable), viable, workable

performing, producing, productive, serving, useful, yielding

astir, bustling, busy, dynamic, flourishing, humming, roaring, thriving

Phrases Synonymous with on

in commission (or into commision), in force, in gear, on line

Near Antonyms of on

deactivated, decommissioned

ineffective, ineffectual, useless

inoperable, unusable, unworkable

arrested, asleep, dormant, fallow, idle, inert, latent, lifeless, nonproductive, quiescent, sleepy, stagnating, unproductive, vegetating

Antonyms of on

broken, dead, inactive, inoperative, kaput (also kaputt), nonactivated, nonfunctional, nonfunctioning, nonoperating, nonoperational, nonoperative

on

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of on

1 toward a point ahead in space or time

we really must move on now if weʼre going to end this meeting before midnight

Synonyms of on

ahead, forth, forward, onward (also onwards)

Near Antonyms of on

backward (or backwards)

2 toward or at a point lying in advance in space or time

heʼs getting on in years and doesnʼt see or hear as well as he used to

Synonyms of on

ahead, along, forth, forward, forwards, onward (also onwards)

Words Related to on

before, fore, frontward (or frontwards)

Near Antonyms of on

back, backward (or backwards), behind, rearward (also rearwards)

on

preposition

Synonyms and Antonyms of on

1 having to do with

books on sports heroes are my favorite reading matter

Synonyms of on

about, apropos, apropos of, as far as, as for, as regards (also as respects), as to, concerning, of, regarding, respecting, touching, toward (or towards)

Words Related to on

over

Phrases Synonymous with on

in regard to, in respect to, in view of, with regard to, with respect to

2 in or into contact with

don't lean on that ladder—you'll knock it over

Synonyms of on

against, upon

Words Related to on

alongside, next, next to

upside

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