Your team is stronger than ours.
Source: tatoeba (17665)
Ours
/ˈaʊəz/
Synonyms for "ours" (3 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (1)
Pronoun(1 words)
belonging to us
Strong matches (1)
Determiner(1 words)
Related words (1)
Pronoun(1 words)
us history
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: belonging to us, our, us history.
- Sentence evidence is available for ours, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss, derived_reverse.
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 "ours".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "ours"
Keep "ours" 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 "ours" 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 "ours", 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 "ours" 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
3 entriesMore specific
2 entriesfirst person plural possessiveinclusive pronoun
Collocations
6 entriesall of oursare oursboth oursis oursnone of oursours and theirs
Translations
100 translations across 49 languages.
Aghwan
1 entries- 𐔱𐔴𐕐𐔼𐕒 pron (that which belongs to us)
Arabic
4 entries- بتاعتنا pron (that which belongs to us)
- بتعنا pron (that which belongs to us)
- بتوعنا pron (that which belongs to us)
- لينا pron (that which belongs to us)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- bizimki pron (that which belongs to us)
Bahamian Creole
1 entries- ah own pron (that which belongs to us)
Belarusian
1 entries- наш pron (that which belongs to us)
Bikol Central
2 entries- sato pron (that which belongs to us)
- satuya pron (that which belongs to us)
Bulgarian
1 entries- наш pron (that which belongs to us)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 咱們的 /咱们的 pron (that which belongs to us)
- 咱的 pron (that which belongs to us)
- 我們的 /我们的 pron (that which belongs to us)
Coptic
4 entries- ⲑⲱⲛ pron (that which belongs to us)
- ⲛⲟⲩⲛ pron (that which belongs to us)
- ⲛⲟⲩⲛ pron (that which belongs to us)
- ⲡⲱⲛ pron (that which belongs to us)
Czech
1 entries- náš pron (that which belongs to us)
Danish
2 entries- vor pron (that which belongs to us)
- vores pron (that which belongs to us)
Dutch
3 entries- de onze pron (that which belongs to us)
- die van ons pron (that which belongs to us)
- het onze pron (that which belongs to us)
Esperanto
1 entries- la nia pron (that which belongs to us)
Finnish
1 entries- meidän pron (that which belongs to us)
French
3 entries- la nôtre pron (that which belongs to us)
- le nôtre pron (that which belongs to us)
- les nôtres pron (that which belongs to us)
German
3 entries- unsere pron (that which belongs to us)
- unserer pron (that which belongs to us)
- unseres pron (that which belongs to us)
Greek
4 entries- δικά μας pron (that which belongs to us)
- δικές μας pron (that which belongs to us)
- δική μας pron (that which belongs to us)
- δικιά μας pron (that which belongs to us)
Hebrew
1 entries- שלנו pron (that which belongs to us)
Hindi
1 entries- हमारा pron (that which belongs to us)
Hungarian
3 entries- mieink pron (that which belongs to us)
- mienk pron (that which belongs to us)
- miénk pron (that which belongs to us)
Italian
4 entries- i nostri pron (that which belongs to us)
- il nostro pron (that which belongs to us)
- la nostra pron (that which belongs to us)
- le nostre pron (that which belongs to us)
Japanese
4 entries- 我々の pron (that which belongs to us)
- 我らの pron (that which belongs to us)
- 私たちの pron (that which belongs to us)
- 私等の pron (that which belongs to us)
Lao
1 entries- ຂອງພວກເຮົາ pron (that which belongs to us)
Latin
3 entries- noster pron (that which belongs to us)
- nostri pron (that which belongs to us)
- nostrum pron (that which belongs to us)
Latvian
3 entries- mūsu pron (that which belongs to us)
- mūsējais pron (that which belongs to us)
- mūsējs pron (that which belongs to us)
Macedonian
1 entries- наш pron (that which belongs to us)
Manchu
2 entries- ᠮᡝᠨ᠋ᡳᠩᡤᡝ pron (that which belongs to us)
- ᠮᡠᠰᡝᠩᡤᡝ pron (that which belongs to us)
Mazanderani
1 entries- امنی pron (that which belongs to us)
Mongolian
2 entries- манайх pron (that which belongs to us)
- ᠮᠠᠨ᠋ᠤᠬᠢ pron (that which belongs to us)
Polish
1 entries- nasz pron (that which belongs to us)
Portuguese
1 entries- o nosso pron (that which belongs to us)
Romani
3 entries- amare pron (that which belongs to us)
- amari pron (that which belongs to us)
- amaro pron (that which belongs to us)
Romanian
4 entries- a noastră pron (that which belongs to us)
- ai noștri pron (that which belongs to us)
- al nostru pron (that which belongs to us)
- ale noastre pron (that which belongs to us)
Romansch
4 entries- il noss pron (that which belongs to us)
- ils noss pron (that which belongs to us)
- la nossa pron (that which belongs to us)
- las nossas pron (that which belongs to us)
Russian
1 entries- наш pron (that which belongs to us)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- naš pron (that which belongs to us)
- наш pron (that which belongs to us)
Slovak
1 entries- náš pron (that which belongs to us)
Slovene
1 entries- nàš pron (that which belongs to us)
Spanish
1 entries- lo nuestro pron (that which belongs to us)
Swedish
3 entries- vår pron (that which belongs to us)
- våra pron (that which belongs to us)
- vårt pron (that which belongs to us)
Thai
1 entries- ของเรา pron (that which belongs to us)
Turkish
1 entries- bizimki pron (that which belongs to us)
Tuvan
1 entries- бистии pron (that which belongs to us)
Ukrainian
1 entries- наш pron (that which belongs to us)
Urdu
1 entries- ہمارا pron (that which belongs to us)
Uyghur
2 entries- بىزنىڭكى pron (that which belongs to us)
- بىزنىڭكىلەر pron (that which belongs to us)
Vietnamese
1 entries- của chúng tôi pron (that which belongs to us)
Yakut
1 entries- биһиэнэ pron (that which belongs to us)
Zazaki
1 entries- emara pron (that which belongs to us)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
The house on the corner is ours.
Source: tatoeba (21672)
Ours is a mechanical age.
Source: tatoeba (23402)
This new product of ours is a serious blow to our rival company.
Source: tatoeba (23546)
Showing 4 of 21 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "ours"?
Closest matches include belonging to us, our, us history.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "ours"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.