That was an evil bunny.
Source: tatoeba (1289)
An
/ˈæn/
Synonyms for "an" (40 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (8)
Strong matches (12)
Verb(1 words)
form a sentence
Determiner(2 words)
indefinite articleindefinite determiner
Related words (20)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: a, a scholarship, academic mentor, actinon, anti-.
- Sentence evidence is available for an, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from derived_reverse, wordnet, opengloss.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "an".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "an"
Keep "an" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "an" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "an", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "an" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
4 entriesMore specific
1 entriesvowel article
Collocations
6 entriesan applean examplean houran ideaan organizationan umbrella
Translations
132 translations across 69 languages.
Afar
1 entries- hal article (indefinite article)
Afrikaans
1 entries- 'n article (indefinite article)
Albanian
1 entries- një article (indefinite article)
Aragonese
2 entries- un article (indefinite article)
- una article (indefinite article)
Armenian
2 entries- մը article (indefinite article)
- մըն article (indefinite article)
Asturian
2 entries- un article (indefinite article)
- una article (indefinite article)
Bakhtiari
2 entries- یه article (indefinite article)
- یه -ی article (indefinite article)
Bashkir
2 entries- often not used article (indefinite article)
- бер article (indefinite article)
Basque
1 entries- bat article (indefinite article)
Belizean Creole
2 entries- ahn article (indefinite article)
- wahn article (indefinite article)
Breton
3 entries- ul article (indefinite article)
- un article (indefinite article)
- ur article (indefinite article)
Catalan
2 entries- un article (indefinite article)
- una article (indefinite article)
Danish
2 entries- en article (indefinite article)
- et article (indefinite article)
Dari
3 entries- ـی article (indefinite article)
- یه article (indefinite article)
- یک article (indefinite article)
Dutch
1 entries- een article (indefinite article)
East Central German
1 entries- aa article (indefinite article)
Faroese
2 entries- ein article (indefinite article)
- eitt article (indefinite article)
Fijian
1 entries- e dua na article (indefinite article)
French
2 entries- un article (indefinite article)
- une article (indefinite article)
Friulian
2 entries- un article (indefinite article)
- une article (indefinite article)
Galician
2 entries- un article (indefinite article)
- unha article (indefinite article)
Georgian
1 entries- ერთ-ერთი article (indefinite article)
German
4 entries- e article (indefinite article)
- ein article (indefinite article)
- eine article (indefinite article)
- en article (indefinite article)
Greek
2 entries- ένας article (indefinite article)
- μια article (indefinite article)
Haitian Creole
1 entries- yon article (indefinite article)
Hawaiian
1 entries- he article (indefinite article)
Hebrew
1 entries- אחד article (indefinite article)
Hindi
1 entries- एक article (indefinite article)
Huave
1 entries- nop article (indefinite article)
Hungarian
1 entries- egy article (indefinite article)
Indonesian
2 entries- sebuah article (indefinite article)
- seorang article (indefinite article)
Interlingua
1 entries- un article (indefinite article)
Iranian Persian
4 entries- -ی article (indefinite article)
- یه article (indefinite article)
- یه -ی article (indefinite article)
- یک article (indefinite article)
Istriot
2 entries- oûn article (indefinite article)
- oûna article (indefinite article)
Italian
4 entries- un article (indefinite article)
- un' article (indefinite article)
- una article (indefinite article)
- uno article (indefinite article)
Kannada
1 entries- ಒಂದು article (indefinite article)
Latin
1 entries- unus article (indefinite article)
Ligurian
4 entries- 'n article (indefinite article)
- 'na article (indefinite article)
- un article (indefinite article)
- ùnn-a article (indefinite article)
Limburgish
3 entries- 'n article (indefinite article)
- e article (indefinite article)
- ene article (indefinite article)
Louisiana Creole
4 entries- in article (indefinite article)
- un article (indefinite article)
- unn article (indefinite article)
- ènn article (indefinite article)
Low German
3 entries- een article (indefinite article)
- ein article (indefinite article)
- en article (indefinite article)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- eng article (indefinite article)
Middle English
2 entries- a article (indefinite article)
- an article (indefinite article)
Mirandese
2 entries- un article (indefinite article)
- ũa article (indefinite article)
Mòcheno
2 entries- a m and f and article (indefinite article)
- an article (indefinite article)
Māori
1 entries- he article (indefinite article)
Northern Kurdish
3 entries- -ek article (indefinite article)
- -yek article (indefinite article)
- yek article (indefinite article)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- ei article (indefinite article)
- en article (indefinite article)
- et article (indefinite article)
Norwegian Nynorsk
3 entries- ei article (indefinite article)
- ein article (indefinite article)
- eit article (indefinite article)
O'odham
1 entries- g article (indefinite article)
Occitan
3 entries- ua article (indefinite article)
- un article (indefinite article)
- una article (indefinite article)
Pennsylvania German
1 entries- en article (indefinite article)
Portuguese
2 entries- um article (indefinite article)
- uma article (indefinite article)
Romani
1 entries- jekh article (indefinite article)
Romanian
2 entries- o article (indefinite article)
- un article (indefinite article)
Spanish
2 entries- un article (indefinite article)
- una article (indefinite article)
Swedish
2 entries- en article (indefinite article)
- ett article (indefinite article)
Tagalog
1 entries- isang article (indefinite article)
Tamil
2 entries- ஒன்று article (indefinite article)
- ஒரு article (indefinite article)
Telugu
1 entries- ఒక article (indefinite article)
Thai
1 entries- หนึ่ง article (indefinite article)
Tok Pisin
1 entries- wanpela article (indefinite article)
Turkish
3 entries- bi article (indefinite article)
- bi' article (indefinite article)
- bir article (indefinite article)
Tz'utujil
1 entries- jun article (indefinite article)
Volapük
3 entries- hiun article (indefinite article)
- jiun article (indefinite article)
- un article (indefinite article)
Walloon
3 entries- ene article (indefinite article)
- on article (indefinite article)
- èn article (indefinite article)
West-Frisian
1 entries- in article (indefinite article)
Wolof
1 entries- ab article (indefinite article)
Yiddish
2 entries- אַ article (indefinite article)
- אַן article (indefinite article)
Sample sentences
30 total sentences available.
I once wanted to be an astrophysicist.
Source: tatoeba (1316)
I am not an artist. I never had the knack for it.
Source: tatoeba (1369)
I do not have an account in these forums.
Source: tatoeba (1381)
Showing 4 of 30 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "an"?
Closest matches include a, a scholarship, academic mentor, actinon, anti-.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "an"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.
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