Synonyms for Meanwhile
ˈminˌʰwaɪl, -ˌwaɪlmean·while

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1. meanwhileadverb

   Synonyms:
   meanwhilst, the while, in the meantime, meantime

2. meanwhileadverb

   During the time (that something is happening).

   Synonyms:
   in the meantime, meantime, the while, meanwhilst

3. meanwhileadverb

   At the same time, but elsewhere.

   Synonyms:
   meantime, in the meantime, meanwhilst, the while

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.8 / 4 votes

1. interim, meantime, meanwhile, lagadverb

   the time between one event, process, or period and another

   "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"

   Synonyms:
   interim, stave, slowdown, lag, retardation, meantime, meanwhile

2. meanwhileadverb

   at the same time but in another place

   "meanwhile, back at the ranch..."

   Synonyms:
   meantime, in the meantime

3. meanwhile, meantime, in the meantimeadverb

   during the intervening time

   "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified"

   Synonyms:
   meanwhile, meantime, in the meantime

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1. meanwhileadjective

   Synonyms:
   in the mean time, in the interim

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. meanwhileadverb

   Synonyms:
   meantime, during the interval

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1. List of paraphrases for "meanwhile":

   meantime, concurrently, moreover, furthermore, simultaneously, besides

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How to use Meanwhile in a sentence?

1. Harlan Krumholz:

   But whether, on average, women are better in doing that than men is not known, meanwhile, we should spend our time ensuring that no patient is missed, regardless of who their doctor is.

2. Carly Fiorina:

   And meanwhile, people are getting left on the sidelines.

3. Otilea Garcia:

   I hope he burns in Hell, fidel Castro was Lucifer. They say he supported the struggle against Apartheid, but meanwhile inside Cuba he suppressed his own people, of all races. His death is long overdue.

4. Jason Ware:

   Oil continues to directionally trade with equities and oil prices are higher, and more important, economic data recently has been better than feared, meanwhile, the backdrop for equities is oversold. ... This has certainly compelled some folks who are under-invested to get back into the stock market.

5. Peter King:

   It's actually been a terrible year for the police because they've been attacked, they've been assailed and meanwhile they're being shot and murdered, but the thing about cops is they keep going.