I didn't know where it came from.
Source: tatoeba (1383)
From
/fɹɒm/
Synonyms for "from" (80 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (16)
Strong matches (24)
Noun(10 words)
Preposition(1 words)
due to
Adjective(1 words)
excessive use of force
Adverb(1 words)
Related words (40)
Noun(22 words)
marvel of designmodificação de códigomolécula de ácido cítricomudança de estadoorigin oforiginating frompart of speech labelpiece of misinformationpolitics of germanyprocesso di trasformazionepyramids of gizarecognition of patternsrise of civilizationrise of civilizationsrise of modern sciencesense of school belongingsymbol of hopetable of valuestype of energytypes of misconduct
Show 2 more words
word of the weekworks of fiction
Determiner(1 words)
most out of power
Adjective(1 words)
spanish dialect of mexico
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: after, against, among, amount of matter, apart from.
- Sentence evidence is available for from, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from derived_reverse, moby, 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 "from".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "from"
Keep "from" 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 "from" 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 "from", 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 "from" 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
12 entriesdistant fromfar fromfrom exhaustionfrom herefrom illnessfrom injuryfrom now onfrom the edgefrom the sourcefrom the startfrom therefrom this year
Collocations
6 entriesfrom childhoodfrom memoryfrom now onfrom scratchfrom the startfrom time to time
Translations
105 translations across 64 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀπό prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Arabic
3 entries- عَنْ prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- من prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- مِن prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Aramaic
2 entries- מן prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- ܡܢ prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Aromanian
2 entries- dit prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- ditru prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Belizean Creole
1 entries- fahn prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Bengali
2 entries- হইতে prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- হতে prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Bikol Central
1 entries- gikan prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Catalan
1 entries- de prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Chinese
2 entries- 對 /对 prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- 按 prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 從 /从 prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 出於 /出于 prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- 從 /从 prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- 由 prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- 由於 /由于 prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Czech
3 entries- od prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- z prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- ze prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Danish
1 entries- fra prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Dutch
2 entries- uit prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- van prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Esperanto
3 entries- de prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- ekde prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- el prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Estonian
2 entries- -lt prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- -st prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Finnish
2 entries- -lta prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- -sta prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
French
1 entries- de prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Galician
1 entries- dende prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
German
1 entries- von prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Hebrew
2 entries- מִן prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- מ־ prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Hungarian
4 entries- -ból prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- -ből prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- -tól prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- -től prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Icelandic
1 entries- frá prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Interlingua
1 entries- de prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Irish
1 entries- ó prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Italian
2 entries- da prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- di prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Japanese
2 entries- から prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- より prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Kapampangan
1 entries- ibat prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Khmer
1 entries- ពី prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Korean
2 entries- 부터 prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- 에서 prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Latin
2 entries- a prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- ab prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Lithuanian
1 entries- nuo prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- wót prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Macedonian
1 entries- од prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Malay
1 entries- dari prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Maltese
1 entries- minn prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Manchu
2 entries- ᠴᡳ prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- ᡩ᠋ᡝ᠋ᡵᡳ prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Mon
1 entries- နူ prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Mycenaean Greek
1 entries- 𐀀𐀢 prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Mòcheno
1 entries- va prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Nepali
1 entries- बाट prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Norwegian
1 entries- fra prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Polish
1 entries- z prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Portuguese
1 entries- de prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Rapa Nui
1 entries- mai prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Romanian
1 entries- din de la prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Russian
3 entries- из prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- от prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- с prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Scots
2 entries- fae prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- frae prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Scottish Gaelic
4 entries- bho prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- o prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- à prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- às prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- iz prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- od prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- из prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- од prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Slovak
3 entries- od prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- z prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- zo prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Spanish
2 entries- de prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- desde prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Swedish
1 entries- från prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Tagalog
1 entries- galing prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Tamil
1 entries- இருந்து prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Tibetan
1 entries- ནས prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Tigrinya
1 entries- ካብ prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Turkish
4 entries- -dan prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- -den prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- -tan prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
- -ten prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Venetan
1 entries- de prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
West-Frisian
1 entries- fan prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Wutunhua
1 entries- -la prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Xibe
1 entries- ᡩ᠋ᡝ᠋ᠷᡞ prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Yiddish
1 entries- פֿון prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Zazaki
1 entries- ra (diq) prep (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
Sample sentences
44 total sentences available.
You're just running away from life's problems.
Source: tatoeba (1388)
One can't expect everything from schools.
Source: tatoeba (1413)
I want a boat that will take me far away from here.
Source: tatoeba (1526)
Showing 4 of 44 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "from"?
Closest matches include after, against, among, amount of matter, apart from.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "from"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.