The password is "Muiriel".
Source: tatoeba (1283)
The
/ðə/
Synonyms for "the" (14 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (3)
Strong matches (4)
Related words (7)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: ang, arere, das erste wort, definite article, definite determiner.
- Sentence evidence is available for the, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from derived_reverse, opengloss, wiktionary.
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 "the".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "the"
Keep "the" 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 "the" 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 "the", 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 "the" 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
1 entriesMore specific
3 entriesthe datathe studythe sun
Collocations
6 entriesthe datathe extentthe followingthe hypothesisthe resultsthe study
Translations
280 translations across 106 languages.
Afrikaans
4 entries- die article (article)
- die article (this)
- die article (with an adjectival noun, as in “the hungry” to mean “hungry people”)
- die article (with a superlative)
Albanian
3 entries- -a article (article)
- -i article (article)
- -u article (article)
Ancient Egyptian
1 entries- pA (pꜣ) article (article)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ὁ article (article)
Ao
1 entries- -ji (Chungli) article (article)
Arabic
2 entries- الـ article (article)
- الـ article (article)
Aragonese
1 entries- lo article (article)
Aramaic
3 entries- ־א article (article)
- ־י article (article)
- ־תא article (article)
Armenian
2 entries- -ը article (article)
- -ն article (article)
Aromanian
1 entries- -lu article (article)
Asturian
1 entries- el article (article)
Bangla
4 entries- -এরা article (article)
- -গুলা article (article)
- -গুলো article (article)
- -টা article (article)
Basque
1 entries- -a article (article)
Belizean Creole
1 entries- di article (article)
Bengali
1 entries- formality and animacy article (article)
Bikol Central
1 entries- an article (article)
Breton
3 entries- al article (article)
- an article (article)
- ar article (article)
Bulgarian
1 entries- -те article (with an adjectival noun, as in “the hungry” to mean “hungry people”)
Catalan
4 entries- el article (article)
- es article (article)
- es article (article)
- ets article (article)
Central Franconian
1 entries- dä article (article)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 愈……愈…… adv (the + comparative, the + comparative)
- 越……越…… adv (the + comparative, the + comparative)
Chuukese
2 entries- ewe article (article)
- we article (article)
Cornish
1 entries- an article (article)
Dalmatian
1 entries- el article (article)
Dutch
4 entries- de article (article)
- de article (with an adjectival noun, as in “the hungry” to mean “hungry people”)
- de article (with a superlative)
- het article (article)
Esperanto
2 entries- la article (article)
- la article (with a superlative)
Ewe
2 entries- -á article (article)
- lá article (article)
Faroese
3 entries- -in article (article)
- hin article (article)
- tann article (article)
Finnish
1 entries- se article (article)
French
4 entries- colloquial or regional usage adv (the + comparative, the + comparative)
- comp. adv (the + comparative, the + comparative)
- l' article (article)
- la article (article)
Friulian
4 entries- i article (article)
- il article (article)
- l' article (article)
- la article (article)
Galician
4 entries- a article (article)
- as article (article)
- o article (article)
- o article (with a superlative)
German
4 entries- das article (article)
- de article (article)
- den article (introducing dates in a letter, such as "the 1st of May 2025")
- der article (article)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐍃𐌰 article (article)
Greek
4 entries- ο article (article)
- ο article (with an adjectival noun, as in “the hungry” to mean “hungry people”)
- ο article (with a superlative)
- ὁ article (article)
Guerrero Amuzgo
2 entries- eⁿ' article (article)
- i' article (article)
Hajong
1 entries- -ৰৗ article (article)
Hawaiian
3 entries- ka article (article)
- ke article (article)
- nā article (article)
Hebrew
1 entries- ה־ article (article)
Hungarian
3 entries- a article (article)
- a article (with an adjectival noun, as in “the hungry” to mean “hungry people”)
- az article (article)
Icelandic
2 entries- -inn article (article)
- hinn article (article)
Ido
2 entries- la article (article)
- le article (article)
Ilocano
4 entries- da article (article)
- dagiti article (article)
- iti article (article)
- kada article (article)
Indonesian
4 entries- -nya article (article)
- al article (article)
- itu article (article)
- sang article (article)
Interlingua
1 entries- le article (article)
Irish
2 entries- an article (article)
- na article (article)
Isoko
1 entries- na article (article)
Istriot
1 entries- el article (article)
Italian
4 entries- gli article (article)
- i article (article)
- i article (with an adjectival noun, as in “the hungry” to mean “hungry people”)
- il article (article)
Japanese
4 entries- その article (article)
- その article (this)
- 正しく article (article)
- 正に article (article)
Jarawa
1 entries- ɖi article (article)
Kankanaey
4 entries- din article (article)
- is article (article)
- isdin article (article)
- isnan article (article)
Korean
1 entries- -을수록 adv (the + comparative, the + comparative)
Ladin
2 entries- l article (article)
- l article (with a superlative)
Ladino
1 entries- איל article (article)
Latin
4 entries- ille article (article)
- ille article (article)
- ipse article (article)
- ly article (article)
Low German
1 entries- de article (article)
Macedonian
1 entries- -те article (with an adjectival noun, as in “the hungry” to mean “hungry people”)
Malay
4 entries- lagi..., lagi... adv (the + comparative, the + comparative)
- semakin..., semakin... adv (the + comparative, the + comparative)
- -nya article (article)
- ini article (article)
Maltese
1 entries- il- article (article)
Marshallese
3 entries- eo article (article)
- ko article (article)
- ro article (article)
Middle English
2 entries- the article (article)
- þe article (article)
Mirandese
1 entries- l article (article)
Mòcheno
4 entries- de article (article)
- de article (article)
- der article (article)
- s article (article)
Māori
2 entries- ngā article (article)
- te article (article)
Norman
1 entries- l' article (article)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- -a article (article)
- -en article (article)
- -et article (article)
- den article (article)
Norwegian Nynorsk
4 entries- -a article (article)
- -en article (article)
- -et article (article)
- den article (article)
O'odham
1 entries- g article (article)
Occitan
4 entries- era (Pyrenean Gascon) article (article)
- eras (Pyrenean Gascon) article (article)
- es article (article)
- eth m la (Pyrenean Gascon) article (article)
Old Dutch
1 entries- thie article (article)
Old English
1 entries- sē article (article)
Old Georgian
1 entries- იგი article (article)
Old Irish
2 entries- a article (article)
- in article (article)
Old Saxon
1 entries- thē article (article)
Ossetian
1 entries- и article (article)
Persian
2 entries- این article (this)
- را for definite direct object article (article)
Pipil
1 entries- ne article (article)
Pitcairn-Norfolk
1 entries- t' article (article)
Polish
1 entries- ten article (this)
Portuguese
4 entries- a article (article)
- as article (article)
- o article (article)
- o article (this)
Rapa Nui
1 entries- te article (article)
Romani
3 entries- e article (article)
- i article (article)
- o article (article)
Romanian
4 entries- -a article (article)
- -ul article (article)
- cea article (article)
- cel article (article)
Romansch
4 entries- il article (article)
- ils article (article)
- l' article (article)
- la article (article)
Samoan
1 entries- le article (article)
Sanskrit
4 entries- तद् article (article)
- तद् article (with an adjectival noun, as in “the hungry” to mean “hungry people”)
- स article (article)
- स article (with an adjectival noun, as in “the hungry” to mean “hungry people”)
Sardinian
2 entries- sa article (article)
- su article (article)
Scots
1 entries- the article (article)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- an article (article)
Sicilian
1 entries- lu article (article)
Spanish
4 entries- el article (article)
- el article (with a superlative)
- la article (article)
- las article (article)
Swahili
1 entries- ya article (article)
Swedish
4 entries- -en article (article)
- den article (article)
- den article (with an adjectival noun, as in “the hungry” to mean “hungry people”)
- den article (with a superlative)
Tagalog
1 entries- ang article (article)
Tok Pisin
2 entries- dispela article (article)
- dispela article (this)
Tongan
1 entries- te article (article)
Tuvaluan
1 entries- te article (article)
Venetan
2 entries- el article (article)
- el article (with a superlative)
Volapük
2 entries- hiel article (article)
- jiel article (article)
Walloon
2 entries- el article (article)
- li article (article)
Welsh
1 entries- y article (article)
West-Frisian
1 entries- de article (article)
Woiwurrung
1 entries- koogik article (article)
Yiddish
4 entries- דאָס article (article)
- די article (article)
- די article (article)
- דער article (article)
Zazaki
3 entries- be (diq) article (article)
- ebe (diq) article (article)
- eve (diq) article (article)
Sample sentences
52 total sentences available.
I was in the mountains.
Source: tatoeba (1290)
I don't know if I have the time.
Source: tatoeba (1292)
I can only wonder if this is the same for everyone else.
Source: tatoeba (1305)
Showing 4 of 52 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "the"?
Closest matches include ang, arere, das erste wort, definite article, definite determiner.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "the"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.