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Synonyms of in in English:
in
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preposition
1‘she was hiding in a wardrobe’
SYNONYMS
inside, within, in the middle of, within the bounds of, within the confines of
surrounded by, enclosed by
ANTONYMS
outside
2‘he was covered in mud’
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with, by
3‘he put a fruit gum in his mouth’
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into, inside, into the interior of
4‘they met in 1921’
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during, in the course of, in the time of, over
5‘I'll see you in half an hour’
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after, at the end of, following, subsequent to
within, in less than, in under, in no more than, before a … is up
6‘the tax is charged at ten pence in the pound’
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to, per, every, each
adverb
1‘his mum walked in’
SYNONYMS
inside, indoors, into the interior, into the building, into the house, into the room, within
ANTONYMS
out
2‘the tide's in’
SYNONYMS
high, at its highest level, rising
ANTONYMS
out, low
adjective
1‘we knocked at the door but there was no one in’
SYNONYMS
present, home, at home
inside, indoors, in the house, in the room
ANTONYMS
out
2‘back when beards were in’
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fashionable, in fashion, in vogue, voguish, stylish, in style, popular, up to date, bang up to date, up to the minute, modern, modish, trendsetting, chic
à la mode, de rigueur
informal trendy, all the rage, with it, cool, the in thing, hot, hip, happening, now, swinging
British informal, dated all the go
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unfashionable, out
3‘I was in with all the right people’
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in favour, popular, friendly, friends
favoured by, liked by, approved of by, admired by, accepted by
informal in someone's good books
ANTONYMS
unpopular
Phrases
- in on
‘now you're in on my secret’
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privy to, aware of, acquainted with, informed about, informed of, advised of, apprised of, mindful of, sensible of
informal wise to, clued in on, up on, in the know about, hip to, in the loop
archaic ware of
‘we're in for it now!’
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in trouble, about to be punished, about to suffer the consequences, about to pay the price, in for a scolding
informal for it, for the high jump, in hot water, in deep water, in shtook, in deep shtook, about to take the rap, about to catch it
‘she is in for a huge pay rise’
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due for, in line for, likely to receive
expecting, about to receive, about to experience
up for, ready for
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