Synonyms for third
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1. thirdnoun

   The third gear of an engine.

   Now put it into third.

   Synonyms:
   third gear

2. thirdnoun

   Synonyms:
   ⅓

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1. one-third, third, tiercenoun

   one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

   "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"

   Synonyms:
   trey, trio, troika, ternary, terzetto, tierce, trinity, triplet, deuce-ace, threesome, one-third, trine, third base, ternion, leash, three, tercet, triad, terce, third gear

   Antonyms:
   cardinal

2. third base, thirdnoun

   the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)

   "he is playing third"

   Synonyms:
   tierce, third base, one-third, third gear

   Antonyms:
   cardinal

3. thirdnoun

   following the second position in an ordering or series

   "a distant third"; "he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment"

   Synonyms:
   tierce, third base, one-third, third gear

   Antonyms:
   cardinal

4. thirdnoun

   the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it

   "a simple harmony written in major thirds"

   Synonyms:
   tierce, third base, one-third, third gear

   Antonyms:
   cardinal

5. third gear, thirdnoun

   the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle

   "you shouldn't try to start in third gear"

   Synonyms:
   third base, tierce, one-third, third gear

   Antonyms:
   cardinal

6. third base, thirdadjective

   the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball

   "he was cut down on a close play at third"

   Synonyms:
   tierce, third base, one-third, third gear

   Antonyms:
   cardinal

7. third, 3rd, tertiaryadverb

   coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position

   Synonyms:
   tertiary

   Antonyms:
   cardinal

8. third, thirdlyadverb

   in the third place

   "third we must consider unemployment"

   Synonyms:
   thirdly

   Antonyms:
   cardinal

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1. • Common Fraction
   • Gear
   • Interval
   • Position
   • Rank

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1. thirdnoun

   Synonyms:
   third part

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1. thirdadjective

   Synonyms:
   tertiary

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1. List of paraphrases for "third":

   3rd, thirdly, iii, thirds, third-party, no.3, terzi, non-member, three, non-eu, 3, troisième, one-third, tercer, third-largest, third-, terceira, tercera, tertiary, non-community, high-mount, non-union, 3e

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1. Margaret Boddie:

   Health literacy is a big issue in the older African American population because of how people were educated when they were young, my maternal grandmother, she had a third-grade education. My grandfather, he made it to the fifth grade. For many people, understanding the information that's put out, especially when it changes so often and people don't really understand why, is a challenge.

2. Bill Belichick:

   There was a pass interference penalty on third down, they got the stop, we get the ball back where we want it.

3. Eswar Priyadarshan:

   It's like buying a Toyota and getting a third-party engine installed - it's going to break.

4. Christoph Wille:

   Western powers have been relatively silent on Sassou's third-term aspirations, in part because of more entrenched economic interests in Congo.

5. George Herbert:

   Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.