Synonyms for thing
θɪŋthing

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1. thingnoun

   Synonyms:
   yoke, Ireland, item, stuff, uncountable

2. thingnoun

   A living being or creature.

   Synonyms:
   uncountable, item, Ireland, stuff, yoke

3. thingnoun

   That which matters; the crux.

   Synonyms:
   item, yoke, stuff, uncountable, Ireland

4. thingnoun

   A public assembly or judicial council in a Germanic country.

   Synonyms:
   item, stuff, yoke, Ireland, uncountable

5. thingnoun

   That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.

   Synonyms:
   Ireland, stuff, yoke, uncountable, item

6. thingnoun

   A word, symbol, sign, or other referent that can be used to refer to any entity.

   Synonyms:
   Ireland, item, stuff, uncountable, yoke

7. thingnoun

   An individual object or distinct entity.

   Synonyms:
   uncountable, stuff, item, yoke, Ireland

8. thingnoun

   whatever can be owned.

   Synonyms:
   uncountable, stuff, item, Ireland, yoke

9. thingnoun

   The latest fad or fashion.

   Synonyms:
   item, yoke, uncountable, stuff, Ireland

10. thingnoun

    clothes, possessions or equipment.

    Synonyms:
    uncountable, yoke, stuff, Ireland, item

11. thingnoun

    A unit or container, usually containing edible goods.

    Synonyms:
    stuff, uncountable, item, Ireland, yoke

12. thingnoun

    A problem, dilemma, or complicating factor.

    The car looks cheap, but the thing is, I have doubts about its safety.

    Synonyms:
    Ireland, yoke, stuff, uncountable, item

13. thingnoun

    A penis.

    Synonyms:
    item, uncountable, stuff, Ireland, yoke

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. thingnoun

   a special situation

   "this thing has got to end"; "it is a remarkable thing"

   Synonyms:
   affair, matter

2. thingnoun

   an action

   "how could you do such a thing?"

   Synonyms:
   affair, matter

3. thingnoun

   a special abstraction

   "a thing of the spirit"; "things of the heart"

   Synonyms:
   affair, matter

4. thingnoun

   an artifact

   "how does this thing work?"

   Synonyms:
   affair, matter

5. thingnoun

   an event

   "a funny thing happened on the way to the..."

   Synonyms:
   affair, matter

6. matter, affair, thingnoun

   a vaguely specified concern

   "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"

   Synonyms:
   issue, liaison, affaire, affair, topic, intimacy, function, social occasion, social function, matter, amour, subject, involvement, occasion

7. thingnoun

   a statement regarded as an object

   "to say the same thing in other terms"; "how can you say such a thing?"

   Synonyms:
   affair, matter

8. thingnoun

   an entity that is not named specifically

   "I couldn't tell what the thing was"

   Synonyms:
   affair, matter

9. thingnoun

   any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence

   "the thing I like about her is ..."

   Synonyms:
   affair, matter

10. thingnoun

    a special objective

    "the thing is to stay in bounds"

    Synonyms:
    affair, matter

11. thingnoun

    a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion

    "he has a thing about seafood"; "she has a thing about him"

    Synonyms:
    affair, matter

12. thingnoun

    a separate and self-contained entity

    Synonyms:
    affair, matter

Matched Categories

1. • Abstraction
   • Action
   • Aim
   • Artifact
   • Attribute
   • Concern
   • Entity
   • Feeling
   • Happening
   • Situation
   • Statement

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. thingnoun

   Synonyms:
   being (animate or inanimate), creature, substance, body, object, created being

2. thingnoun

   Synonyms:
   inanimate object, lump of matter, lifeless substance

3. thingnoun

   Synonyms:
   event, transaction, deed, act, action, occurrence, circumstance, matter

4. thingnoun

   Synonyms:
   part, portion, something

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1. thingnoun

   Synonyms:
   object, article

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "thing":

   stuff, something, trick, ding, asia, matter, point, thingy, anything, aspect, things, issue, element, contraption, thingthat, shit, ding-dong, gimmick, nothing

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How to use thing in a sentence?

1. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush:

   The good people are leaving because they're being raped and murdered and some terrorists are trying to get in their ranks. The best thing the world could do for Syrian people is to create a safe haven within Syria, a no-fly zone.

2. The Chinese pilot:

   Suddenly, the windshield just cracked and made a loud bang, the next thing I know, my co-pilot had been sucked halfway out of the window.

3. David Parks:

   My first thought was, 'We can finally get rid of that thing,'.

4. Rick Meckler:

   There's a lot of momentum buying, and with the thought that new highs are likely, there is continued optimism, the one thing about this market and its long rally is as it's done well, it's dragged more believers into it, and it's sort of self-fulfilling.

5. Pete Docter:

   We often hear of animation referred to as a genre, which we don't believe in, we just consider it a medium and one thing, the only real metric we work to...is make something you want to see, make something you'd be proud to show your family.