What is another word for meanwhile?
Pronunciation:
[ mˈiːnwa͡ɪl], [ mˈiːnwaɪl], [ m_ˈiː_n_w_aɪ_l]
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Similar words for meanwhile:
- other relevant words (adverb)
- all (adverb)
- at the same time (adverb)
- in the meantime (adverb)
- meantime (adverb)
- while (adverb)
- other relevant words (conjunction)
- when (conjunction)
- interim (noun)
- interlude (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- during (preposition)
- other relevant words (preposition)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Meanwhile:
adv
• Other relevant words: (adverb)adv.
• all (adverb) • at the same time (adverb) • in the meantime (adverb) • meantime (adverb) • while (adverb)- often,
- always,
- throughout,
- yet,
- up until.
conj.
• Other relevant words: (conjunction)- when.
n.
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•
- even as,
- together,
- all the time.
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•
- contrast,
- collision,
- a world of difference,
- diversity,
- contradiction,
- distinction,
- difference,
- variety,
- variation,
- divergence.
prep.
• during (preposition) • Other relevant words: (preposition)Other synonyms:
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•
- contemporaneous,
- clash,
- as,
- en masse,
- while,
- thenceforth,
- henceforth,
- Thenceforward,
- concomitant,
- simultaneous,
- synchronous,
- synchronicity,
- parallel,
- en bloc,
- concurrent.
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•
- in.
- at,
- paternal aunt,
- consist,
- extent,
- by now,
- go,
- hourly,
- live,
- criterion,
- estimate,
- postulant,
- lie,
- benchmark,
- be,
- intermission,
- coincident,
- instantly,
- for the nonce,
- at times,
- attach,
- accidentally,
- quantity,
- irregular,
- ephemeral,
- Whiles,
- just as,
- evanescent,
- survive,
- fortuitously,
- abide,
- exist,
- time,
- pendente lite,
- between acts,
- transient,
- provisional,
- pending,
- anyway,
- measurement,
- unpredictable,
- in the act of,
- amount,
- breathe,
- until then,
- coexist,
- transitory,
- mediator,
- endure,
- by then,
- belong,
- coincidental,
- arbiter,
- interruption,
- during the time,
- fleeting,
- still,
- nevertheless,
- continue,
- Whilst,
- arbitrator,
- coincidentally,
- unorthodox,
- too,
- omnipresent,
- retardation,
- ubiquitous,
- stave,
- slowdown,
- mediocrity,
- betweentimes,
- furthermore,
- moderation,
- appertain,
- between,
- pertain,
- lag,
- withal,
- for a while,
- momentary,
- temperance,
- distance,
- besides,
- subsist,
- meter,
- nun,
- temporarily,
- come,
- for a time,
- also,
- occur,
- temporary,
- underground,
- channel,
- instrument,
- thus,
- dwell,
- inhabit,
- at that point,
- as soon as,
- coincidently,
- at a stretch,
- measure,
- degree,
- contemporaneously,
- day by day,
- betweenwhiles,
- sister,
- lead,
- impermanent,
- brief,
- atypical,
- moreover.
How to use "Meanwhile" in context?
The meanwhile clause is a very common phrase found in English. It helps to connect two independent clauses while keeping them in parallel. Basically, it tells the reader that something else is going on while the first clause is happening.
The example "I am going to the store meanwhile you finish cooking" means that I am going to the store and you are going to continue cooking while I am away. This can be used to keep a conversation going while one person is doing something else.
The meanwhile clause can also be used to introduce new information. For example, "while he was sleeping, the burglars broke in.
Paraphrases for Meanwhile:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
meantime.
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Adverb
meantime.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
while.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Adverb
additionally, also, alternatively, apart, besides, coincidentally, concurrently, conversely, correspondingly, currently, elsewhere, furthermore, however, incidentally, indeed, instead, interval, likewise, moreover, nevertheless, nonetheless, now, otherwise, rather, reportedly, separately, similarly, simultaneously, then, together, yet, Since, Whereas, Concomitantly.
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Adverb
Homophones for Meanwhile:
- manilla, maleo, mellow, moonily, monal, manila, memel, mammilla, malay, manhole, mall, mammal, mulla, mulloway, mallee, malaya, mammalia, minimal, mullah, mainly, mamilla, milo, maillol, mealy, mule, meanly, mola, molehill, moil, ml, mali, menial, maul, moll, mole, mewl, melia, male, minimally, mollah, malawi, manul, mill, mealie, molal, meal, millay, manly, millwheel, Miaul, molly, mol, mill wheel, mull, mulwi, may lily, molle, mellowly, moolah, mil, monaul, monilia, mile, manual, Mauna Loa, milieu, mail, mallow, melee, mollie.
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