Being objective means not telling everybody whose side you are on.
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Means
//miːnz//
Synonyms for "means" (205 found)
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Closest matches (41)
Strong matches (62)
coupcoursecourse of actioncurrent assetsdeferred assetsdemarchedevicedodgeeffortexchequerexpedienceexpedientfactorfashionfinancesfixed assetsformformulafortunefrozen assets
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fundfundsgadgetgeargimcrackgimmickgizmogristguisehand toolholdingsimplementimprovisationinstrumentintangible assetsintangiblesjury rigjury-rigjury-rigged expedientkittylast expedientlast resortlast shiftlife savingslineline of actionlinesliquid assetsmachinerymakeshiftmaneuvermannermanner of workingmaterial
Related words (102)
material assetsmeanmeans to an endmeasuremechanical devicemechanismmediummethodmethodologymomodemode of operationmode of proceduremodus operandimoneymoneysmovenest eggnet assetsnet worth
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orderpathpecuniary resourcespis allerplanpocketpoolpowerpower toolpracticeprecision toolprocedureproceedingprocesspropertypursequick assetsreciperecoursereservesresortresourceresourcesrichesroadroutinesavingssavings accountshake upshake-upshiftsolutionspeed toolstepstepping stonestockstock-in-tradestopgapstratagemstrokestroke of policystylesubstancesupplyswiss bank accountsystemtacktactictangibletangible assetstangiblestechniquetemporary expedientthe drillthe howthe way oftonetooltreasuretricktrumpunregistered bank accountutensilvehiclewaywealthwiseworking hypothesisworking proposition
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5 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesderived
29 entriesShowing 16 of 29 words.
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1 entriesform of
1 entriesis a
3 entriesrelated to
1 entriesused for
2 entriesTranslations
67 translations across 38 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- middel noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
Armenian
1 entries- հնար noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
Belarusian
2 entries- спо́саб noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
- сро́дак noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
Bengali
1 entries- আওকাত noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
Bulgarian
4 entries- бога́тство noun (resources)
- спо́соб noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
- сре́дства noun (resources)
- сре́дство noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
Catalan
1 entries- mitjà noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 方法 noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
Czech
1 entries- prostředky noun (resources)
Danish
1 entries- middel noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
Dutch
2 entries- middel noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
- middelen noun (resources)
Esperanto
2 entries- rimedo noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
- rimedoj noun (resources)
Finnish
3 entries- varallisuus noun (resources)
- varat noun (resources)
- väline noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
French
1 entries- moyens noun (resources)
Galician
1 entries- medio noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
Georgian
2 entries- საშუალება noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
- ხერხი noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
German
2 entries- Mittel noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
- Mittel noun (resources)
Greek
2 entries- δυνατότητες noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
- μέσο noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
Hebrew
1 entries- אֶמְצָעִי noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
Hindi
3 entries- संसाधन noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
- संसाधन noun (resources)
- साधन noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
Irish
1 entries- gustal noun (resources)
Italian
1 entries- mezzo noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
Japanese
2 entries- 手段 noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
- 方法 noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
Khmer
1 entries- មធ្យោបាយ noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
Korean
2 entries- 방법 noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
- 수단 noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
Latin
4 entries- facultātēs noun (resources)
- māchināmen noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
- opēs noun (resources)
- īnstrūmentum noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
Latvian
2 entries- līdzeklis noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
- līdzekļi noun (resources)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- middel noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- middel noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
Polish
2 entries- medium noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
- środki noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
Portuguese
1 entries- meio noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
Romanian
1 entries- mijloace noun (resources)
Russian
4 entries- бога́тство noun (resources)
- состоя́ние noun (resources)
- спо́соб noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
- сре́дства noun (resources)
Spanish
2 entries- medio noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
- medios noun (resources)
Swedish
1 entries- medel noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
Telugu
1 entries- మూలాధారాలు noun (resources)
Turkish
1 entries- kaynak noun (resources)
Ukrainian
3 entries- бага́тство noun (resources)
- за́сіб noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
- спо́сіб noun (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
Zulu
2 entries- icebo noun (resources)
- isu noun (resources)
Sample sentences
23 total sentences available.
You must cut down on extra expenses in order to live within your means.
Source: tatoeba (16039)
You'll find yourself in deep water if you continue to live beyond your means.
Source: tatoeba (16702)
You should by all means read the book.
Source: tatoeba (16832)
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