again

adverb

ə-ˈgen How to pronounce again (audio)
Definition of againnext
1
as in forever
yet another time now I have to mop the floor again because you didn't wipe your feet

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2
as in then
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

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3
as in conversely
just the opposite being true I might take swimming lessons this summer; then again, I might not

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Recent Examples of again The film, directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, captures the disgraced Theranos founder in the weeks leading up to her incarceration and then again two years into her current prison sentence. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 Cat Uden, a longtime resident who has opposed the project from the beginning, spoke up again Wednesday night. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 Nike and Nigo are teaming up again on the Air Force 1, this time with BTS‘ J-Hope. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026 Seniors Jason Steele and Zander Esty rotated in the position last weekend and will likely do so again against Fresno State. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for again
Recent Examples of Synonyms for again
  1. forever
  2. then
  3. conversely
  4. constantly
  5. either
  6. over
  7. also
  8. anew
Adverb
  • Giving her character some heft beyond the saintly was a backstory in which Edie’s brother had recently met with a violent death on the very docks that Brando’s Terry Malloy is forever scrambling for advantage.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Mothership, San Diego Tiki remains a forever fraught concept.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of forever
Adverb
  • Luca Guadagnino‘s tech tale, which follows the five-day period in 2023 when Altman was fired and then rehired, earned rave reviews after its world premiere at New York Film Festival last week.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The storm then roared into Alabama with tropical-force winds before heading farther north.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of then
Adverb
  • Each critic portrayed the historical monument as an object of reverence owing to age, with specific reference to the psycho-historical implications of restoration or, conversely, of neglect.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • McGirr, conversely, was an unknown, having worked for Jonathan Anderson at JW Anderson, out of the spotlight, as such a position affords a designer.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of conversely
Adverb
  • The October 2025 cease-fire plan freed the last remaining Israeli hostages and ostensibly ended hostilities, but Israel continues to constantly strike targets in Gaza, often killing civilians, including some 300 children in the past year.
    — KHALED ELGINDY, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Onstage, Slayyyter, whose real name is Catherine Grace Garner, is a force, constantly moving around the stage, thrashing her head along to the music and screaming the lyrics to her songs.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of constantly
Adverb
  • The rest was onshore coalbed methane, or coal seam gas, and those resources aren’t in growth mode either.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
  • As of last year, 46 projects comprising 5,000 units were either completed or are under construction, and plans for another 43 projects have been filed, according to data analytics firm Marketproof.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of either
Adverb
  • The second half was much less exciting as the Buccaneers got within three points, but that came far too late in the quarter and the game was essentially over at that point.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • And with the Yankees’ future at second base very much unsettled, that ride might not be over.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of over
Adverb
  • As part of orchestrating this project, Simon was also involved in securing visas for the various international performers, encountering in the process the uneven access to travel for cultural workers across classes, nationalities, and milieus.
    — Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
  • At Helen, also downtown in a 1920s-era building, chef Rob McDaniel serves a menu almost entirely cooked over a grill that's inspired by his grandmother's open-fire cooking.
    — Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of also
Adverb
  • The furnishings at the all-day dining spot La Cupola have been revamped also, and the Park Hyatt Milan’s glass dome gleams anew.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
  • But after a marketing misstep in the third quarter, chief executive officer Michelle Gass has been reminded anew of the value of a little wholesale diversification.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
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“Again.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/again. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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