as in so
to a great degree
the hotel isn't that far from the beach
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of that
Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Someone that was that abusive to children in plain sight doesn’t deserve to be celebrated as a human being.
—Marlow Stern, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
Rates should come down in the next few months, but buyers may not want to wait that long as their picks may no longer be on the market.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
If the latest investigations produce new tariffs in time to replace the expiring Section 122 levies, the process will have taken less than half that long.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for that
Adverb
This valley feels not that different from the early 1990s, marked by destructive fires, the Hollywood slowdown, postpandemic urban woes, the homeless crisis and a City Hall hit by a series of scandals.
—Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Someone that was that abusive to children in plain sight doesn’t deserve to be celebrated as a human being.
—Marlow Stern, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
Rates should come down in the next few months, but buyers may not want to wait that long as their picks may no longer be on the market.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
If the latest investigations produce new tariffs in time to replace the expiring Section 122 levies, the process will have taken less than half that long.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for that
Recent Examples of Synonyms for that
Adverb
-
Lemon is the first USC receiver to win the Biletnikoff Award, which is given to college football’s best receiver, since Marqise Lee did so in 2012.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
-
Only the White House has, so far, been inexplicably unwilling to take advantage of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s offer to share technology and testing grounds — along with the immediate sale of drones and drone interceptors to the Pentagon.—
Trudy Rubin,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
-
Snitker received further praise when he was shown on the jumbotron before the bottom of the fourth inning.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
26 Apr. 2026
-
The delay required the commission to move ahead with its budget to meet deadlines with a further degree of uncertainty.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Adverb
-
No, that stuff is all incredible and very much the result of good fortune in my career.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
-
What a treat to have both of these very different revivals opening on Broadway in a matter of days.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
-
And since bond yields (rates) move in the opposite direction as prices, yields have been pushing higher.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
-
At the opposite end, the foredeck is equipped with a huge sunpad.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
29 Apr. 2026
Adverb
-
A lot of these fishing tournaments are won by these younger anglers that really haven’t studied the body of water, don’t know it like the older fishermen, but are still extremely successful with the new technology.—
Mike McFeely,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2026
-
The daily afternoon tea in Horizons is also extremely pleasant (don’t skip on the chicken sandwiches, which were more my beat than the scones and jam).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
-
The royal pair is set to spend time at the nation's capital, including a formal state dinner at the White House and an address to a joint session of Congress, before venturing to other nearby states.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
-
On Saturday, Moscow pummeled the central city of Dnipro and other areas for more than twenty hours with barrages of missiles and drones, killing at least seven people.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
Adverb
-
The tragic death of Diogo Jota was unprecedented, and there was no time for Slot or his players to really grieve because the new season was just five weeks away.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
-
Benet, who is very appealing, really deserved much more to do vocally.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
-
Avalanches could travel farther downslope than usual and may run into areas traditionally thought of as safe.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
24 Feb. 2026
-
As of now, the highest probabilities for significant snow are maxed out generally from Interstate 70 and points south into northern West Virginia and northwest Maryland, with probabilities tapering off the farther north into KDKA's forecast area.—
Trey Fulbright,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“That.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/that. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
