Synonyms for forty
ˈfɔr tiforty

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1. fortynumeral

   Synonyms:
   w:Arabic numerals, w:Roman numerals

2. fortynumeral

   The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one.

   Synonyms:
   w:Arabic numerals, w:Roman numerals

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.7 / 3 votes

1. forty, 40, XLadjective

   the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four

   Antonyms:
   ordinal

2. forty, 40, xl, twoscoreadjective

   being ten more than thirty

   Synonyms:
   twoscore, xl

   Antonyms:
   ordinal

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:4.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "forty":

   40, quarantine, fortieth, forty-, 40th

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1. E. J. Smith, 1907, Captain, RMS Titanic:

   When anyone asks me how I can best describe my experience in nearly forty years at sea, I merely say, uneventful. Of course there have been winter gales, and storms and fog and the like. But in all my experience, I have never been in any accident... or any sort worth speaking about. I have seen but one vessel in distress in all my years at sea. I never saw a wreck and never have been wrecked nor was I ever in any predicament that threatened to end in disaster of any sort.

2. Jules Feiffer:

   At sixteen I was stupid, confused, insecure and indecisive. At twenty-five I was wise, self- confident, prepossessing and assertive. At forty-five I am stupid, confused, insecure and indecisive. Who would have supposed that maturity is only a short break in adolescence?

3. Sadye Harvey:

   We’re doing a few hundred pieces per month vs. thousands, like you see in Asia or Los Angeles, what’s nice about Voormi is they allow us to pay a fair hourly wage instead of by piece, and they believe in our mission. If the model works, we’ll spread it to other communities around the state. Forty different $1 million businesses will make a larger geographic impact on more people than trying to build a $40 million business in one place.

4. Freddie Mac:

   The combination of swift home price growth and the fastest mortgage rate increase in over forty years is finally affecting purchase demand.

5. Grard Depardieu:

   At twenty you have many desires which hide the truth, but beyond forty there are only real and fragile truths-your abilities and your failings.