Synonyms for either
ˈi ðər, ˈaɪ ðər; ˈi ðər; ˈni ðər; ˈaɪ ðər; ˈnaɪ ðər; aɪei·ther

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1. eitheradverb

   Synonyms:
   too, neither

2. eitherconjunction

   Introduces the first of two options, the second of which is introduced by or.

   Either you eat your dinner or you go to your room.

   Synonyms:
   neither, too

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1. either

   All and both are collective; any, each, and every are distributive. Any makes no selection and may not reach to the full limits of all; each and every make no exception or omission, and must extend to all; all sweeps in the units as part of a total, each and every proceed through the units to the total. A promise made to all omits none; a promise made to any may not reach all; a promise made to every one is so made that no individual shall fail to be aware of it; a promise made to each is made to the individuals personally, one by one. Each is thus more individual and specific than every; every classifies, each individualizes. Each divides, both unites; if a certain sum is given to each of two persons, both (together) must receive twice the amount; both must be aware of what has been separately communicated to each; a man may fire both barrels of a gun by a single movement; if he fires each barrel, he discharges them separately. Either properly denotes one of two, indefinitely, to the exclusion of the other. The use of either in the sense of each or both, tho sustained by good authority, is objectionable because ambiguous. His friends sat on either side of the room would naturally mean on one side or the other; if the meaning is on both sides, it would be better to say so.

   Synonyms:
   all, any, both, each, every

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1. either

   Synonyms:
   whichever

   Antonyms:
   neither

Princeton's WordNet

1. eitheradverb

   after a negative statement used as an intensive meaning something like `likewise' or `also'

   "he isn't stupid, but he isn't exactly a genius either"; "I don't know either"; "if you don't order dessert I won't either"

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1. eithera. pron.

   Synonyms:
   (Appropriately) one or the other (of two)

2. eithera. pron.

   Synonyms:
   (Less authorized) any one (of several)

3. eithera. pron.

   Synonyms:
   (Of doubtful propriety) each (of two), both, one and the other

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1. List of paraphrases for "either":

   neither, whether, or, both, nor, any, be, also, is

Suggested Resources

1. Either

   Either vs. Neither -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Either and Neither.

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1. Amy Coney Barrett:

   Any opinion that I would express, and I don't mean to signal that I disagree with the statement either, what I mean to say is I'm not going to express an opinion because these are very charged issues, they have been litigated in the courts so I will not engage on that question.

2. Miguel de Unamuno:

   There is no true love save in suffering, and in this world we have to choose either love, which is suffering, or happiness. Man is the more man -- that is, the more divine -- the greater his capacity for suffering, or rather, for anguish.

3. Novak Djokovic:

   Match could have gone either way, honestly, especially in the second set, but we both had our chances to break. We got to the tiebreak, which I thought was fair, then it was anybody's game.

4. Steve Maritas:

   Our criminal justice system is fundamentally broken: Criminals are now targeting law enforcement officers nationwide without fear, as more and more law enforcement officers are either being killed, shot or attacked on our streets, the nation will get to know these heroes.

5. Howie Mandel:

   You know, I don't think we go anywhere where I don't hit the stage at least once or do something, but I'm lucky and I get to go to a lot of cool, fun, neat places. You know, if we go to Hawaii over Christmas, then I'll do a concert there, you know ? i don't know if I plan vacations around work or work around vacation, but either way it works out.