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Synonyms of what

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Another word for what is such. Other synonyms of what are come again, mah, leh, what-what and wot.

Synonyms and similar words for what

determinerUsed to form exclamations indicating that something is remarkable, in either a good or bad way.

  • suchUsed with gradable noun phrases to form exclamations.

interjectionWhat did you say? I beg your pardon? This usage is often considered impolite, with the more polite...

  • come againA polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been said, or to indicate surprise.

particleUsed to invite agreement or acknowledgment when something is assumed to be straightforward or...

  • mahAsserts that there is a straightforward or self-evident reason for something.

particleUsed after a direct assertion to reinforce a disagreeing opinion.

  • lehUsed to soften a disagreeing opinion.

interjectionMore synonyms

  • what-what British, colloquialUsed to add emphasis to, and to seek agreement with, a previous statement.
  • wot British, colloquialTo know (a fact).
  • pardonOften used when someone does not understand what another person says.

Meaning of what

  1. determiner Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
  2. determiner Which.
  3. determiner Any ... that; all ... that; whatever.

Full definition of what

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Questions about synonyms of what

What is another word for what?
What has 7 synonyms on Word.ws, such as such, come again, mah, leh, what-what, wot and pardon.
What does what mean?
What means which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: what (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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