Synonyms for while
ʰwaɪl, waɪlwhile

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.9 / 7 votes

1. while

   Sequence and succession apply to events viewed as following one another; time and duration denote something conceived of as enduring while events take place and acts are done. According to the necessary conditions of human thought, events are contained in time as objects are in space, time existing before the event, measuring it as it passes, and still existing when the event is past. Duration and succession are more general words than time; we can speak of infinite or eternal duration or succession, but time is commonly contrasted with eternity. Time is measured or measurable duration.

   Synonyms:
   age, date, duration, eon, epoch, era, period, season, sequence, succession, term, time

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1. while, piece, spell, patchnoun

   a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition

   "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"

   Synonyms:
   darn, small-arm, turn, maculation, spot, piece, eyepatch, bandage, objet d'art, slice, bit, firearm, trance, composition, dapple, part, plot of land, patch, temporary hookup, tour, fleck, go, piece of music, man, enchantment, spell, speckle, charm, art object, magical spell, magic spell, plot, opus, plot of ground, mend, musical composition

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. whilenoun

   Synonyms:
   time, season, space of time

2. whileadjective

   Synonyms:
   during the time that

3. whileadjective

   Synonyms:
   as long as

4. whileadjective

   Synonyms:
   at the same time that

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "while":

   although, whereas, whilst, though, despite, albeit, during, time, notwithstanding

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1. Fadel Adib:

   Acoustic transmitting beacons can be implemented in, say, a plane’s black box, if it transmits a signal every once in a while, you’d be able to use the system to pick up that signal.

2. Masaki Kuwahara:

   Manufacturers' sentiment is leveling off while capital expenditure holds firm. I'm watching how fears of trade protectionism may affect corporate capex planning from now on.

3. Patrick Leahy:

   While I will continue to serve Vermont, Marcelle and I have reached a conclusion : it is time to put down the gavel, it is time to pass the torch to the next Vermonter, who'll carry on this work for our great state. It's time to come home.

4. Marissa Mayer:

   As CEO, these thefts occurred during my tenure, and I want to sincerely apologize to each and every one of our users, unfortunately, while all our measures helped Yahoo successfully defend against the barrage of attacks by both private and state-sponsored hackers, Russian agents intruded on our systems and stole our users’ data.

5. Adam Medros:

   Over 3.1 billion travelers pass through airports each year, with the average traveler spending 150 minutes of airport 'dwell time' between arriving at the terminal to the doors of the plane closing at the gate, we want to help them quickly find things to do on the site while they're waiting to catch a flight, or book an airport hotel when they need a place to stay.