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preposition

Synonyms and Antonyms of THROUGH

in or into the middle of <lost control of the car and drove through the crowd>

Synonyms amid (or amidst), mid, midst, through

Related Words between, betwixt

Near Antonyms from, out of

in random positions within the boundaries of <the numerous small towns scattered through these hills>

Synonyms about, across, over, round, through, throughout

Related Words on

in the course of <thoughtless people talking through the whole movie>

Synonyms amid (or amidst), by, over, pending, through, throughout

to the opposite side of <walked through the room>

Synonyms athwart, over, through

Related Words around, round; beyond, past

along the way of <the quickest way out of the building is through that hall there>

Synonyms through, via

Related Words across, along, alongside, beyond, near, nearby, over; below, beneath, under, underneath; outside, past; throughout

as the result of <won the tournament through practice and hard work>

Synonyms due to, owing to, through, with

using the means or agency of <apparently got his money through theft and deception>

Synonyms in, per, through, via, with

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