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Synonyms of until

8 similar words · 1 opposite word

Another word for until is till. Other synonyms of until are afore, before, 'til, up to and while. The opposite of until is since.

Synonyms and similar words for until

conjunctionUp to the time that (a condition becomes true).

  • till informalUntil, until the time that.

conjunctionBefore (a condition becoming true).

prepositionMore synonyms

conjunctionMore synonyms

  • while UK, dialectalUntil.
  • whilom dialectal, literaryUp to the time that; till, until.
  • unto obsolete, poeticUp to the time or degree that; until.

Opposite of until

prepositionMore antonyms

Meaning of until

  1. preposition Up to the time of (something happening); pending.
  2. preposition Up to (a certain place).
  3. preposition Before (a time).

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Questions about synonyms of until

What is another word for until?
Until has 8 synonyms on Word.ws, such as till, afore, before, 'til, up to, while, whilom and unto.
What is the opposite of until?
The opposite of until is since.
What does until mean?
Until means up to the time of (something happening); pending.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: until (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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