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Synonyms of in in English:

in


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preposition

1‘she was hiding in a wardrobe’

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inside, within, in the middle of, within the bounds of, within the confines of
surrounded by, enclosed by
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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’

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inside, indoors, into the interior, into the building, into the house, into the room, within
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out

2‘the tide's in’

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high, at its highest level, rising
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out, low


adjective

1‘we knocked at the door but there was no one in’

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present, home, at home
inside, indoors, in the house, in the room
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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
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unpopular


Phrases

    in on

    ‘now you're in on my secret’


    SYNONYMS
    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
    in for it

    ‘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
    in for

    ‘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