'Without' definitions:
Definition of 'Without'
From: GCIDE
- Without \With*out"\, prep. [OE. withoute, withouten, AS. wi[eth]?tan; wi[eth] with, against, toward + ?tan outside, fr. ?t out. See With, prep., Out.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. On or at the outside of; out of; not within; as, without doors. [1913 Webster]
- Without the gate Some drive the cars, and some the coursers rein. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Out of the limits of; out of reach of; beyond. [1913 Webster]
- Eternity, before the world and after, is without our reach. --T. Burnet. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Not with; otherwise than with; in absence of, separation from, or destitution of; not with use or employment of; independently of; exclusively of; with omission; as, without labor; without damage. [1913 Webster]
- I wolde it do withouten negligence. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- Wise men will do it without a law. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- Without the separation of the two monarchies, the most advantageous terms . . . must end in our destruction. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- There is no living with thee nor without thee. --Tatler. [1913 Webster]
- To do without. See under Do.
- Without day [a translation of L. sine die], without the appointment of a day to appear or assemble again; finally; as, the Fortieth Congress then adjourned without day.
- Without recourse. See under Recourse. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Without'
From: GCIDE
- Without \With*out"\, conj. Unless; except; -- introducing a clause. [1913 Webster]
- You will never live to my age without you keep yourselves in breath with exercise, and in heart with joyfulness. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Now rarely used by good writers or speakers. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Without'
From: GCIDE
- Without \With*out"\, adv.
- 1. On or art the outside; not on the inside; not within; outwardly; externally. [1913 Webster]
- Without were fightings, within were fears. --2 Cor. vii. 5. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Outside of the house; out of doors. [1913 Webster]
- The people came unto the house without. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'without'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- after,
- apparently,
- aside from,
- bar,
- barring,
- beside,
- besides,
- but,
- discounting,
- empty of,
- ex,
- except,
- except for,
- excepting,
- exception taken of,
- excluding,
- exclusive of,
- exteriorly,
- externally,
- free of,
- from,
- lacking,
- leaving out,
- less,
- let alone,
- minus,
- not counting,
- off,
- omitting,
- on the outside,
- on the surface,
- open,
- open air,
- openly,
- out,
- out of doors,
- out-of-doors,
- outside,
- outside of,
- outwardly,
- outwards,
- past,
- precluding,
- publically,
- sans,
- save,
- save and except,
- saving,
- superficially,
- than,
- to all appearances,
- unless,
- void of,
- wanting
Words containing 'Without'
- To do without,
- do without,
- To be without rebuke,
- To go without,
- Without book,
- Without day,
- Without dispute,
- Without doors,
- Without effect,
- Without recourse,
- without a stitch,
- without delay,
- without doubt,
- without exception,
- without foundation,
- without stopping,
- without warning,
- To handle without gloves,
- To handle without mittens,
- Without-door,
- World without end,
- absence without leave,
- go without saying,
- without rhyme or reason,
- To reckon without one's host