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while - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: while
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: time interval
Synonyms: bit, instant, interim, meantime, moment, occasion, period, space, spell, stretch, time
Notes: awhile is an adverb and so must occur as a modifier to a verb; while is a noun meaning 'period of time'
Main Entry: while
Part of Speech: conjunction
Definition: as long as
Synonyms: although, during, at the same time, during the time, in the time, throughout the time, whilst
Main Entry: while
Part of Speech: conjunction
Definition: even though
Synonyms: albeit, although, though, when, whereas, howbeit, much as
Main Entry: although
Part of Speech: conjunction
Definition: even though
Synonyms: albeit, despite, notwithstanding, still, supposing, though, when, whereas, while, admitting, despite the fact, even if, even supposing, granting, granting all this, in spite of, much as
Main Entry: during
Part of Speech: preposition
Definition: concurrently with an activity, event
Synonyms: amid, as, meanwhile, mid, midst, over, pending, throughout, until, when, while, all along, all the while, at the same time as, at the time, for the time being, in the course of, in the interim, in the meanwhile, in the middle of, in the time of, the time between, the whole time
Main Entry: instant
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: moment
Synonyms: breath, crack, flash, jiffy*, juncture, minute, occasion, point, second, shake*, split second*, tick, time, twinkling*, while, wink*, bat of the eye, nothing flat, sec, short while, trice
Main Entry: interval
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: break, pause
Synonyms: breach, breathing space*, comma, delay, distance, downtime, five*, gap, hiatus, interim, interlude, intermission, interruption, lacuna, layoff, letup, lull, meantime, opening, period, playtime, rest, season, space, spell, ten*, term, time, time-out, wait, while, interregnum, parenthesis, pausation
Antonyms: continuation
Main Entry: meantime
Part of Speech: noun, adverb
Definition: in the intervening time
Synonyms: interim, interruption, interval, meanwhile, recess, simultaneously, while, at the same time, concurrently, for now, for the duration, for the moment, for then, in the interim, in the interval, in the meanwhile, interregnum
Main Entry: season
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: time of year governed by annual equinoxes
Synonyms: autumn, division, fall, interval, juncture, occasion, opportunity, period, spell, spring, summer, term, time, while, winter
Main Entry: when
Part of Speech: conjunction
Definition: though
Synonyms: albeit, although, at, during, meanwhile, whereas, while, at the same time, howbeit, immediately upon, just after, just as, much as
Main Entry: inasmuch as
Part of Speech: conjunction
Definition: in view of the fact that
Synonyms: because, since, while, insofar as, making allowance for, seeing that
Main Entry: whereas
Part of Speech: conjunction
Definition: inasmuch as
Synonyms: although, as, because, since, though, while, considering that, forasmuch as, insomuch as
Main Entry: date
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: point in time; particular day or time
Synonyms: age, century, course, day, duration, epoch, era, generation, juncture, moment, period, quarter, reign, span, spell, stage, term, time, while, hour, year
Main Entry: moment
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: brief time period
Synonyms: bit, breathing, crack, date, flash, instant, jiffy*, juncture, minute, occasion, point, second, shake, split second*, stage, tick*, time, twinkle*, twinkling*, while, wink*, hour, jiff, no time, nothing flat, point in time, sec, three winks, trice
Main Entry: period
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: extent of time
Synonyms: age, course, cycle, date, duration, epoch, era, generation, interval, measure, season, space, span, spell, stage, stretch, term, time, while, years, aeon, days
Main Entry: spell
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: interval, period
Synonyms: bit, bout, course, go, hitch, interlude, intermission, patch, relay, season, shift, space, stint, streak, stretch, term, time, tour, tour of duty, trick, turn, while
Main Entry: time
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: temporal length of event or entity's existence, period
Synonyms: age, allotment, bit, bout, clock, continuance, date, day, duration, epoch, era, eternity, extent, future, generation, go*, infinity, instance, instant, interval, juncture, life, life span, lifetime, moment, occasion, pace, past, point, present, season, second, shift, space, span, spell, stage, stint, stretch, tempo, term, tide, tour, turn, while, chronology, hour, lastingness, many a moon, month, week, year
Main Entry: bit
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: short period of time
Synonyms: instant, jiffy, minute, moment, second, space, spell, stretch, tick, while, little while
Main Entry: space
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: time interval
Synonyms: bit, duration, period, season, span, spell, stretch, term, time, while
Main Entry: stretch
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: period of time
Synonyms: bit, continuance, duration, extent, length, run, space, span, spell, stint, term, time, while
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