another

adjective

ə-ˈnə-t͟hər How to pronounce another (audio)
Definition of anothernext
as in further
resulting in an increase in amount or number add another thing to the shopping list

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Recent Examples of another Chief Randal Taylor, in an another car behind Adams, aided the pursuit, the police said. — Justin L. MacK, Indianapolis Star, 7 May 2020 As the Gophers kept winning in a historic season, stakes surrounding their season-ending rivalry game with Wisconsin kept ratcheting up — outgrowing even the another annual Battle for Paul Bunyan’s Axe. — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 30 Nov. 2019 Bradley was not so successful in an another foray into international flights. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com, 2 July 2018 The bones are from two sites, one about 200 years old and another about 100 years old, left by ancestors of today's Kenai Peninsula-area Sugpiaq people. — Yereth Rosen, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for another
  1. further
  2. more
  3. additional
  4. else
  5. farther
  6. other
Adjective
  • The South's joint chiefs said Saturday the military stepped up surveillance and vigilance for possible further launches from the North and was closely sharing information with the United States and Japan.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • However, further Houthi offensives have met stiffer resistance from the recuperated forces of the Presidential Leadership Council, depriving the group of another quick victory.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of further
Adjective
  • The polling punctuates widespread Democratic warnings about Trump laying the groundwork for interfering in the midterm elections by asserting more control over mail-in voting and dispatching Justice Department monitors to polling places.
    — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The increase in online sports betting has worsened mental health problems in younger men, leading to more hospital visits as a result.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of more
Adjective
  • Janelle King, one of four Republicans on the five-member board, said during a meeting Thursday that such a requirement would impose new burdens on county election officials, including possibly having to hire additional poll workers.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Production capacity takes focus Meeting that demand will require more than securing additional orders.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of additional
Adjective
  • What else Kansas law requires Workers’ comp isn’t the only mandatory coverage.
    — Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In other words, as the price of long distance, smartphones, information technology, and so much else plummets, the price of hotel suites, Knicks tickets and K-12 tuition goes up.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of else
Adjective
  • For migratory species such as myrtle warblers, the farther north and west their breeding range expanded, the longer the migration to their southern wintering ground became.
    — Stephanie Szarmach, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The farther outside that band of totality the less of the sun’s surface the moon appears to obscure.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of farther
Adjective
  • Anderson of Johns Hopkins has been working with a dozen other researchers, through grants from Arnold Ventures, to study prices more and contemplate state-level legislation that mirrors the CBO’s options.
    — Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The incident became even more troubling after reports that models had turned up on a dozen other websites.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of other

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“Another.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/another. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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