Antonyms for context
ˈkɒn tɛkstcon·text

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.7 / 10 votes

1. contextnoun

   Antonyms:
   isolation

2. contextnoun

   In what context did your attack on him happen? - We had a pretty tense relationship at the time, and when he insulted me I snapped.

   Antonyms:
   isolation

3. contextnoun

   Antonyms:
   isolation

4. contextnoun

   Antonyms:
   isolation

5. contextnoun

   Antonyms:
   isolation

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.3 / 12 votes

1. context

   Antonyms:
   text, quotation, citation, passage, extract

   Synonyms:
   tenor, treatment, texture, composition, matter

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. context, linguistic context, context of usenoun

   discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation

   Synonyms:
   linguistic context, circumstance, context of use, setting

2. context, circumstance, settingnoun

   the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event

   "the historical context"

   Synonyms:
   context of use, setting, background, stage setting, mount, scope, mise en scene, circumstance, linguistic context, consideration, scene, place setting, condition

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. out of context

   Submitted by rinat on September 11, 2019  

How to use context in a sentence?

1. Ted Cruz:

   I'm going to utter a sentence I have never uttered in any other context. I agree with Jimmy Carter, we can't get burned again.

2. Nader Nadery:

   This is a turning point for civil liberties that is real. It will be difficult to return to the former status quo when only self-proclaimed religious leaders held the high moral ground at the expense of justice and the constitution, if this struggle continues, the outcome will be what the country needs, to make rule of law clear and have religion understood in its place within the context of the law.

3. Mitch McConnell:

   In light of the urgent humanitarian and security crisis on our border, the president is requesting $5.7 billion for physical barriers and border security, for some context, that is just about one tenth of one percent of federal spending. One tenth of one percent -- for physical barriers like the fences and barriers which already exist, which Democrats have previously voted for with enthusiasm.

4. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry:

   There are certainly members of the Muslim Brotherhood who are in prison, who are facing trial for having perpetrated actions or activities that are not within the confines of the law, we are doing so in the context of a judicial system without any resort to any extra-judicial measures.

5. Simon Coveney:

   This isn’t a time to increase military activity and tension in the context of what’s happening with and in Ukraine.

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