Again — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

adverb /ə-ˈgen/

Meaning & Definition of Again

Again (adverb)

  1. another time, once more, anew
  2. to a previous position or place
  3. —used to introduce a statement that repeats and stresses something previously said

Again (adverb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. yet another time

    "now I have to mop the floor again because you didn't wipe your feet"

    similar: afresh, anew, de novo, over
    related: always, consistently, constantly, continuously, endlessly, ever, evermore, forever, incessantly, invariably, perpetually, unfailingly, continually, frequently, oft, often, oftentimes, recurrently, repeatedly, freshly, newly
    opposite: nevermore
    near: ne'er, never, infrequently, little, rarely, seldom, unusually, intermittently, occasionally, periodically, sometimes, sporadically

  2. in addition to what has been said

    "a green pillow will go fine with my living room; again, the best colors are blues and greens"

    similar: additionally, also, besides, either, further, furthermore, likewise, more, moreover, then, too, withal, yet, as well, for good measure, in addition to, into the bargain, on top of, to boot, what's more

  3. just the opposite being true

    "I might take swimming lessons this summer; then again, I might not"

    similar: contrarily, contrariwise, conversely, if anything, on the contrary, to the contrary
    near: even, indeed, nay, true, truly, verily, yea

Related Entry: Again and again (adverb)

Again and again is a different word from Again. The synonyms below are for again and again, not for again.

  1. many times

    "as she's gotten older, Grandma has tended to ask the same things again and again"

    similar: constantly, continually, frequently, hourly, much, oft, often, oftentimes, over and over, repeatedly, a lot, time after time, time and again
    related: always, consistently, continuingly, continuously, night and day, perpetually, unceasingly, uninterruptedly, afresh, again, anew, commonly, habitually, ordinarily, regularly, routinely, intermittently, periodically, recurrently, generally, usually
    opposite: infrequently, little, rarely, seldom
    near: now, now and then, occasionally, sometimes, sporadically, ne'er, never, once

Related Entry: Come again (phrase)

Come again is a different word from Again. The synonyms below are for come again, not for again.

  1. to say or state again

    "Come again? I couldn't hear you over the noise."

    similar: chime, din, iterate, rehearse, reiterate, repeat
    related: paraphrase, reword, echo, reecho, mouth, parrot, abstract, encapsulate, epitomize, outline, recap, recapitulate, summarize, sum up

Related Entry: Time and again (phrase)

Time and again is a different word from Again. The synonyms below are for time and again, not for again.

  1. many times

    "I've watched her make the same mistake time and again."

    similar: again and again, constantly, continually, frequently, hourly, much, oft, often, oftentimes, over and over, repeatedly, a lot, time after time
    related: always, consistently, continuingly, continuously, night and day, perpetually, unceasingly, uninterruptedly, afresh, again, anew, commonly, habitually, ordinarily, regularly, routinely, intermittently, periodically, recurrently, generally, usually
    opposite: infrequently, little, rarely, seldom
    near: now, now and then, occasionally, sometimes, sporadically, ne'er, never, once

Related Entry: Came again (phrase)

Came again is a different word from Again. The synonyms below are for came again, not for again.

  1. to say or state again

    "Come again? I couldn't hear you over the noise."

    similar: chimed, dinned, iterated, rehearsed, reiterated, repeated
    related: paraphrased, reworded, echoed, reechoed, mouthed, parroted, abstracted, encapsulated, epitomized, outlined, recapitulated, recapped, summarized, summed up

Related Entry: Comes again (phrase)

Comes again is a different word from Again. The synonyms below are for comes again, not for again.

  1. to say or state again

    "Come again? I couldn't hear you over the noise."

    similar: chimes, dins, iterates, rehearses, reiterates, repeats
    related: paraphrases, rewords, echoes, reechos, mouths, parrots, abstracts, encapsulates, epitomizes, outlines, recapitulates, recaps, summarizes, sums up

Related Entry: Coming again (phrase)

Coming again is a different word from Again. The synonyms below are for coming again, not for again.

  1. to say or state again

    "Come again? I couldn't hear you over the noise."

    similar: chiming, dinning, iterating, rehearsing, reiterating, repeating
    related: paraphrasing, rewording, echoing, reechoing, mouthing, parroting, abstracting, encapsulating, epitomizing, outlining, recapitulating, recapping, summarizing, summing up

Related Entry: Ever (adverb)

Ever is a different word from Again. The synonyms below are for ever, not for again.

  1. for all time

    "the name of Benedict Arnold will ever be linked with treason"

    similar: always, aye, e'er, eternally, everlastingly, evermore, forever, forevermore, indelibly, permanently, perpetually, for good, for keeps
    related: enduringly, long, perennially
    opposite: ne'er, never, nevermore
    near: once

  2. in any way or respect

    "how can we ever repay what you've done for us?"

    similar: anywise, at all, half
    related: somehow, someway, remotely

  3. on every relevant occasion

    "the boy and his ever present dog were a common sight around the village"

    similar: always, aye, consistently, constantly, continually, forever, incessantly, invariably, night and day, perpetually, unfailingly, at every turn
    related: commonly, frequently, oft, often, oftentimes, recurrently, repeatedly, continuously, steadily, uninterruptedly, unremittingly, dependably, generally, habitually, normally, ordinarily, regularly, routinely, typically, usually, inevitably, eternally, everlastingly
    opposite: ne'er, never
    near: intermittently, occasionally, periodically, sometimes, sporadically, infrequently, rarely, seldom, unusually, variously

  4. to a great degree

    "boy, was I ever embarrassed"

    "it's been ever so long since we've seen you"

    similar: achingly, almighty, archly, awful, awfully, badly, beastly, blisteringly, bone, colossally, corking, cracking, damn, damned, dang, deadly, desperately, eminently, enormously, especially, exceedingly, extra, extremely, fabulously, fantastically, far, fiercely, filthy, frightfully, full, greatly, heavily, highly, hugely, immensely, incredibly, intensely, jolly, majorly, mightily, mighty, monstrous (chiefly dialect), mortally, most, much, particularly, passing, rattling, real, really, right, roaring, roaringly, seriously, severely, so, sore, sorely, spanking, specially, stinking, such, super, supremely, surpassingly, terribly, that, thumping, too, unco, uncommonly, vastly, very, vitally, way, whacking, wicked, wildly, a lot, as all get-out, good and
    related: absolutely, altogether, completely, downright, entirely, flat-out, fully, positively, purely, radically, thoroughly, totally, utterly, wholly, deeply, profoundly, exceptionally, notably, remarkably, considerably, extensively, significantly, substantially, appreciably, discernibly, markedly, noticeably, obviously, palpably, plainly, visibly, abundantly, plentifully, astronomically, grandly, monstrously, monumentally, excessively, obscenely, overmuch, amazingly, astonishingly, staggeringly
    opposite: little, negligibly, nominally, slightly, somewhat
    near: meagerly, scantily, barely, hardly, just, marginally, minimally, scarcely

Related Entry: Every (adjective)

Every is a different word from Again. The synonyms below are for every, not for again.

  1. being one of a group

    "every man here must decide for himself whether to go or to stay and fight"

    similar: any, each, each and every
    related: all, several, various, particular, respective, specific, either
    near: neither, no, none (archaic)

Related Entry: Half (noun)

Half is a different word from Again. The synonyms below are for half, not for again.

  1. one of two equal or nearly equal parts

    "to be fair, we should each get half the pie"

    similar: moiety
    related: halvers, hemisphere, meridian, semicircle, component, constituent, division, element, fraction, part, piece, portion, section, segment
    near: aggregate, sum, total, whole

  2. either of a pair matched in one or more qualities

    "it's the bottom half of the ninth inning, and the Yankees are up at bat"

    similar: companion, fellow, match, mate, twin
    related: coordinate, coequal, counterpart, equal, equivalent, like, parallel, peer, rival, carbon copy, double, duplicate, facsimile, identical twin, likeness, mirror image, replica, ringer, analogue, similarity
    near: antipode, antithesis, contrary, converse, opposite, reverse

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Again

The most common words with a similar meaning to Again:

afresh, anew, de novo, over, additionally, also, besides, either, further, furthermore, likewise, more, moreover, then, too, withal, yet, contrarily, contrariwise, conversely, as well, for good measure, in addition to, into the bargain, on top of, to boot, what's more, if anything, on the contrary, to the contrary

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Again

Words with the opposite meaning of Again:

nevermore

Related Words for Again

always, consistently, constantly, continuously, endlessly, ever, evermore, forever, incessantly, invariably, perpetually, unfailingly, continually, frequently, oft, often, oftentimes, recurrently, repeatedly, freshly, newly

Near Antonyms of Again

ne'er, never, infrequently, little, rarely, seldom, unusually, intermittently, occasionally, periodically, sometimes, sporadically, even, indeed, nay, true, truly, verily, yea

Origin & Etymology of Again

Middle English ayen, ayein, ayan, ageyn, again "back, in the opposite direction, to a former state, once more, another time," going back to Old English ongeagn, ongeæn, ongēan, ongān, ongegn, ongēn, agēn (Northumbrian ongægn, ongǣn), (compare parallel compounds in Old Saxon angegin "once more, toward," Old High German ingagan, ingegin "in opposition") from on-, a- on:1, a-:1 + -geagn (going back to Germanic *gagna-, whence Old High German gagan "towards, against," Old Norse gagn- "against, counter, through") or -gegn (going back to Germanic *gagni-, whence Old Saxon & Old High German gegin "against," Old Frisian jēn, Old Norse gegn)

First known use: before 12th century

Words & Phrases Containing Again

again and again, born-again, come again, half again as, on-again, off-again, once again, time and again, yet again, half again as much/many as

Frequently Asked Questions about Again

What does "Again" mean?

"Again" means another time, once more, anew. As an adverb, it is defined as: another time, once more, anew. It has 3 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Again"?

Other words for "Again" include afresh, anew, de novo, over, additionally, also, besides and either. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Again" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Again"?

There are 51 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Again". Common alternatives include afresh, anew, de novo, over, additionally, also, besides, either, further and furthermore.

What is the opposite of "Again"?

Antonyms of "Again" include nevermore. Near antonyms include ne'er, never, infrequently and little.

How do you use "Again" in a sentence?

Examples of "Again" in a sentence: "now I have to mop the floor again because you didn't wipe your feet"; "a green pillow will go fine with my living room; again, the best colors are blues and greens"; "I might take swimming lessons this summer; then again, I might not".

Is "Again" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Again" is an adverb.

How do you pronounce "Again"?

"Again" is pronounced /ə-ˈgen/.

What is the origin of the word "Again"?

"Again" comes from Middle English ayen, ayein, ayan, ageyn, again "back, in the opposite direction, to a former state, once more, another time," going back to Old English ongeagn, ongeæn, ongēan, ongān, ongegn, ongēn, agēn (Northumbrian ongægn, ongǣn), (compare parallel compounds in Old Saxon angegin "once more, toward," Old High German ingagan, ingegin "in opposition") from on-, a- on:1, a-:1 + -geagn (going back to Germanic *gagna-, whence Old High German gagan "towards, against," Old Norse gagn- "against, counter, through") or -gegn (going back to Germanic *gagni-, whence Old Saxon & Old High German gegin "against," Old Frisian jēn, Old Norse gegn). First known use: before 12th century.