Your — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

adjective phrase /yər/

Meaning & Definition of Your

Your (adjective)

  1. of or relating to you or yourself or yourselves especially as possessor or possessors, agent or agents, or object or objects of an action
  2. of or relating to one or oneself
  3. —used with little or no meaning almost as an equivalent to the definite article the

Your (adjective) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal

    "an in-your-face attitude that sometimes puts people off"

    similar: aggressive, ambitious, assertive, enterprising, fierce, go-getting, high-pressure, militant, pushy, self-asserting, self-assertive
    related: argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, discordant, disputatious, gladiatorial, pugnacious, quarrelsome, trigger-happy, truculent, warlike, hyperaggressive, overambitious, dynamic, energetic, gung ho, hustling, strenuous, vigorous, emphatic, obtrusive, adventuresome, adventurous, daring, dashing, emboldened, gutsy, venturesome, venturous, audacious, bold, brash, brassy, bumptious, cheeky, cocksure, cocky, confident, determined, forward, impudent, insolent, overconfident, presumptuous, unapologetic, unsubdued, unyielding, bare-knuckle, feisty, scrappy, dominating, domineering, imperious, lordly, magisterial, overbearing
    opposite: ambitionless, low-pressure, nonassertive, unaggressive, unambitious, unassertive, unenterprising
    near: easygoing, laid-back, relaxed, acquiescent, amenable, compliant, deferential, docile, resigned, submissive, tractable, yielding, cowering, cringing, groveling, shrinking, bashful, demure, diffident, humble, lowly, meek, mild, modest, mousy, overmodest, passive, quiet, reserved, retiring, shy, subdued, timid, unobtrusive, obsequious, servile, slavish, subservient

Your (phrase) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. an asset that brings praise or renown

    "Breaking the story for her newspaper was a feather in her cap."

    similar: boast, credit, crown jewel, glory, honor, jewel, pride, treasure, trophy
    related: pièce de résistance, showpiece, attraction, feature, highlight, distinction, excellence, merit, value, virtue
    near: disgrace, dishonor, blemish, blot, defect, shame, slur, smirch, smudge, stain, stigma, eyesore, fright, horror, mess

  2. a successful result brought about by hard work

    "Winning the lawsuit for her client would be a significant feather in her cap."

    similar: accomplishment, achievement, acquirement, attainment, baby, coup, success, triumph
    related: blockbuster, hit, jackpot, megahit, miracle, smash, winner, conquest, gain, victory, win, skill, deed, feat, performance, arrival, completion, consummation, culmination, execution, fruition, fulfillment, implementation, realization
    opposite: nonachievement
    near: botch, cock-up (British), mess, muddle, shambles, bummer, bust, catastrophe, debacle, disaster, dud, failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, washout, disappointment, letdown, loss, setback

  3. a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action

    "She suddenly got a bee in her bonnet to quit her job and become a painter."

    similar: bee, caprice, crank, fancy, freak, humor, kink, maggot, megrim, notion, vagary, vagrancy, whim, whimsy
    related: capriciousness, fancifulness, fantasy, freakishness, impetuosity, whimsicality, conceit, concept, conception, image, impression, mind's eye, picture, thought, brainstorm, inspiration

  4. to become very angry

    "He blew his cool when the tailgater rear-ended him."

    similar: blow up, flare (up), flip (out) (slang), blow a gasket, blow one's stack, blow one's top, fly into a rage, fly off the handle, forget oneself, go ballistic, have a fit, hit the ceiling, hit the roof, lose one's cool, lose one's temper
    related: anger, fulminate, rage, rant, rave, snap, snarl, sputter, storm, tee off, vent, vituperate, bristle, burn, foam, fume, glare, glower, seethe, sizzle, smolder, steam, warm, burst, explode, flare (out), flash, inflame, madden
    opposite: calm (down), simmer down
    near: chill out (slang), cool (off or down), relax, hush, quiet (down)

  5. to yield to mental or emotional stress

    "The movie star tolerated the constant attention of the paparazzi, but finally blew her cool when one asked about her recent divorce."

    similar: break down, break up, crack, flip (out) (slang), freak (out), melt down, wig (out) (slang), fall apart, go off the deep end, go to pieces, lose it
    related: choke

  6. to criticize (someone) so as to correct a fault

    "She burned his ears for not wearing a seatbelt."

    similar: admonish, chide, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, tick off, get after, get on
    related: berate, castigate, chew out, dress down, flay, harangue, jaw, keelhaul, lambaste, lecture, rail (at or against), rate, scold, score, upbraid, abuse, assail, attack, bad-mouth, blame, blast, censure, condemn, criticize, crucify, denounce, dis (slang), excoriate, fault, knock, lash, pan, reprehend, slam, belittle, deprecate, disparage, minimize, mock, put down, deride, ridicule, scoff, scorn
    near: approve, endorse, OK, sanction, applaud, extol, hail, laud, praise, salute, tout

  7. an inclination to fight or quarrel

    "It was clear from the tone of his writing that the man had a chip on his shoulder."

    similar: aggression, aggressiveness, assaultiveness, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerency, combativeness, contentiousness, defiance, disputatiousness, feistiness, fight, militance, militancy, militantness, pugnacity, quarrelsomeness, scrappiness, truculence
    related: antagonism, fierceness, hostility, hyperaggressiveness, unfriendliness, imperialism, jingoism, militarism, acidity, biliousness, captiousness, crankiness, crossness, disagreeableness, fractiousness, fretfulness, grouchiness, grumpiness, huffiness, irascibility, irascibleness, irritability, irritableness, orneriness, peevishness, pettishness, petulance, querulousness, rudeness, surliness, testiness, waspishness
    opposite: nonaggression, pacifism
    near: antiaggression, anti-imperialism, antimilitarism, affability, amiability, amicability, benevolence, cordiality, friendliness, geniality, graciousness, pleasantness, sociability, gentleness, kindliness, mildness, amenability, complaisance, placability

  8. to dismiss as of little importance

    "They closed their eyes to the injustices taking place in their community."

    similar: blink (at), brush (aside or off), condone, discount, disregard, excuse, forgive, gloss (over), gloze (over), ignore, overlook, overpass, paper over, pardon, pass over, remit, shrug off, whitewash, wink (at), forgive and forget
    related: explain, justify, rationalize, absolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate, waive, wave (aside or off)
    near: heed, mark, mind, note, object (to)

  9. the outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality

    "By the cut of his jib we guessed that the man was a seasoned outdoorsman."

    similar: appearance, aspect, dress, figure, garb, look, mien, outside, presence, regard (archaic)
    related: air, attitude, bearing, behavior, comportment, demeanor, deportment, manner, poise, pose, carriage, posture, stance, cast, mold, shape, turn, color, coloring, complexion, countenance, face, features, habit, habitus, person (archaic), physiognomy, superficies, visage

  10. being under the influence of alcohol

    "He's a quiet boy, but when he's in his cups he's quite the unapologetic dancer."

    similar: besotted, blasted (slang), blind, blitzed (slang), blotto (slang), bombed, boozy, canned (slang), cockeyed, crocked, drunk, drunken, fried, gassed, hammered (slang), high, impaired, inebriate, inebriated, intoxicated, juiced (slang), lit, lit up, loaded (slang), looped, oiled (slang), pickled, pie-eyed, plastered, potted (slang), ripped (slang), sloshed (slang), smashed (slang), sottish, soused, sozzled, squiffed, stewed, stiff, stinking (slang), stoned, tanked (slang), tiddly (chiefly British), tight, tipsy, wasted (slang), wet, wiped out (slang), in the bag (slang), three sheets in the wind, under the influence, under the weather
    related: maudlin, beery, befuddled, bleary-eyed, crapulous, dopey, rocky, strung out, stupefied, debauched, dissipated, dissolute, alcoholic, bibulous, dipsomaniacal
    opposite: sober, straight
    near: abstemious, abstinent, dry, temperate, teetotal, clearheaded, cool, level, steady

  11. to be cautious of or on guard against

    "Mother always warned us to keep our eyes open for for other dangerous drivers."

    "The officer kept her eyes peeled for any signs of suspicious activity in the neighborhood."

    similar: beware (of), guard (against), look out (for), mind, ware, watch out (for), be on the lookout for
    related: attend, heed, mark, note, notice, behold, discern, observe, perceive, see, watch
    near: discount, disregard, ignore, miss, overlook

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Your

The most common words with a similar meaning to Your:

Slang: flip (out), wig (out), blasted, blitzed, blotto, canned, hammered, juiced, loaded, oiled, potted, ripped
Archaic: regard
Chiefly British: tiddly
aggressive, ambitious, assertive, enterprising, fierce, go-getting, high-pressure, militant, pushy, self-asserting, self-assertive, boast, credit, crown jewel, glory, honor, jewel, pride, treasure, trophy, accomplishment, achievement, acquirement, attainment, baby, coup, success, triumph, bee, caprice, crank, fancy, freak, humor, kink, maggot, megrim, notion, vagary, vagrancy

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Your

Words with the opposite meaning of Your:

ambitionless, low-pressure, nonassertive, unaggressive, unambitious, unassertive, unenterprising, nonachievement, calm (down), simmer down, nonaggression, pacifism, sober, straight

Related Words for Your

argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, discordant, disputatious, gladiatorial, pugnacious, quarrelsome, trigger-happy, truculent, warlike, hyperaggressive, overambitious, dynamic, energetic, gung ho, hustling, strenuous, vigorous, emphatic, obtrusive, adventuresome, adventurous, daring, dashing, emboldened, gutsy, venturesome

Near Antonyms of Your

easygoing, laid-back, relaxed, acquiescent, amenable, compliant, deferential, docile, resigned, submissive, tractable, yielding, cowering, cringing, groveling, shrinking, bashful, demure, diffident, humble, lowly, meek, mild, modest, mousy, overmodest, passive, quiet, reserved, retiring

Origin & Etymology of Your

Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you you

First known use: before 12th century

Vocabulary Lists & Topics for Your

Words & Phrases Containing Your

by-your-leave, in-your-face, stand your ground law, and Bob's your uncle, (a) penny for your thoughts, (as) plain as the nose on your face, bring your own bottle, cat got your tongue, get your ass back here

Frequently Asked Questions about Your

What does "Your" mean?

"Your" means of or relating to you or yourself or yourselves especially as possessor or possessors, agent or agents, or object or objects of an action. As an an adjective and a phrase, it is defined as: of or relating to you or yourself or yourselves especially as possessor or possessors, agent or agents, or object or objects of an action. It has 12 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Your"?

Other words for "Your" include aggressive, ambitious, assertive, enterprising, fierce, go-getting, high-pressure and militant. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Your" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Your"?

There are 464 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Your". Common alternatives include aggressive, ambitious, assertive, enterprising, fierce, go-getting, high-pressure, militant, pushy and self-asserting.

What is a slang word for "Your"?

Slang words for "Your" include flip (out), wig (out), blasted, blitzed, blotto and canned.

What is the opposite of "Your"?

Antonyms of "Your" include ambitionless, low-pressure, nonassertive, unaggressive, unambitious, unassertive, unenterprising and nonachievement. Near antonyms include easygoing, laid-back, relaxed and acquiescent.

How do you use "Your" in a sentence?

Examples of "Your" in a sentence: "an in-your-face attitude that sometimes puts people off"; "Breaking the story for her newspaper was a feather in her cap."; "Winning the lawsuit for her client would be a significant feather in her cap.".

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

"Your" can be used as an adjective and a phrase, depending on the context.

Is "Your" useful for IELTS, TOEFL, and other English exams?

As an A1-level word, "Your" is typical of Cambridge A1 Movers (Young Learners), TOEIC Listening & Reading 120+.