Synonyms for third
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1. thirdnoun

   The third gear of an engine.

   Now put it into third.

   Synonyms:
   third gear

2. thirdnoun

   Synonyms:
   ⅓

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1. one-third, third, tiercenoun

   one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

   "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"

   Synonyms:
   trey, trio, troika, ternary, terzetto, tierce, trinity, triplet, deuce-ace, threesome, one-third, trine, third base, ternion, leash, three, tercet, triad, terce, third gear

   Antonyms:
   cardinal

2. third base, thirdnoun

   the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)

   "he is playing third"

   Synonyms:
   tierce, third base, one-third, third gear

   Antonyms:
   cardinal

3. thirdnoun

   following the second position in an ordering or series

   "a distant third"; "he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment"

   Synonyms:
   tierce, third base, one-third, third gear

   Antonyms:
   cardinal

4. thirdnoun

   the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it

   "a simple harmony written in major thirds"

   Synonyms:
   tierce, third base, one-third, third gear

   Antonyms:
   cardinal

5. third gear, thirdnoun

   the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle

   "you shouldn't try to start in third gear"

   Synonyms:
   third base, tierce, one-third, third gear

   Antonyms:
   cardinal

6. third base, thirdadjective

   the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball

   "he was cut down on a close play at third"

   Synonyms:
   tierce, third base, one-third, third gear

   Antonyms:
   cardinal

7. third, 3rd, tertiaryadverb

   coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position

   Synonyms:
   tertiary

   Antonyms:
   cardinal

8. third, thirdlyadverb

   in the third place

   "third we must consider unemployment"

   Synonyms:
   thirdly

   Antonyms:
   cardinal

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1. • Common Fraction
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   • Interval
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1. thirdnoun

   Synonyms:
   third part

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1. thirdadjective

   Synonyms:
   tertiary

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1. List of paraphrases for "third":

   3rd, thirdly, iii, thirds, third-party, no.3, terzi, non-member, three, non-eu, 3, troisième, one-third, tercer, third-largest, third-, terceira, tercera, tertiary, non-community, high-mount, non-union, 3e

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1. Zoroaster:

   TAKING THE FIRST FOOTSTEP with a good thought, the second with a good word, and the third with a good deed, I entered paradise.

2. Joel Kan:

   More acute affordability challenges will emerge if inventory stays this tight and home-price growth continues to accelerate, this, in turn, would be especially challenging for first-time homebuyers, who make up a third of all home sales.

3. Mychal Givens:

   I was reading the situation and saw that Heim was creeping toward third, i did it at the right time.

4. Rusty Hardin:

   So the way it stands now is they are getting their information together, they are talking to witnesses which is a normal process, they decide what witnesses to call … I’ve always welcomed any third party listening to both sides. I ’m perfectly happy with it. Obviously, We strongly believe he did n’t do anything wrong and we ’ll continue to defend him to every extent humanly possible.

5. Eli Bremer:

   When we push our production to third-world countries, they pollute their lands, we are going to third-world countries and demanding that they pillage their lands so that we can have green technologies.