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Synonyms for upon
əˈpɒn, əˈpɔnup·on

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Wiktionary2.4 / 5 votes

  1. uponpreposition

    At a prescribed point in time.

    The contract was rendered void upon his death.

    Synonyms:
    at

  2. uponpreposition

    Synonyms:
    on

Dictionary of English Synonymes2.0 / 5 votes

  1. uponprep.

    Synonyms:
    on

  2. uponprep.

    Synonyms:
    about, concerning, on the subject of

  3. uponprep.

    Synonyms:
    with, immediately after

PPDB, the paraphrase database3.5 / 4 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "upon":

    after, once

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How to use upon in a sentence?

  1. John Mina:

    Law enforcement has always acted upon it. The difference is now we are being a little more vocal about it, agencies are pushing the message out. It's not a joke. We are going to arrest you.

  2. Lauren Bauer:

    These families are stressed, and it is incumbent upon Congress to target these families as they continue to look at the next round of Covid-related assistance.

  3. Samantha Sonntag:

    Theres a monster inside him that only God can release and this monster was released upon me, i still think any normal person would want to know why their husband would try to kill them.

  4. Winterville Charter Academy:

    The school leadership team acted immediately upon learning about a racially insensitive lesson and student remarks, and is currently working to address ongoing concerns from parents that racially insensitive student remarks continue, while student and staff privacy rights prevent me from sharing specific details, what I can share is that we will not tolerate racism in our school community and will continue taking swift action that addresses these issues.

  5. Doug Ducey:

    But upon putting those steps out there, we've seen improvement every week, week-over-week for four weeks.


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