Class doesn't begin until eight-thirty.
Source: tatoeba (1525)
Until
/ʌnˈtɪl/
Synonyms for "until" (22 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (5)
Conjunction(1 words)
'til
Preposition(1 words)
'til
Verb(2 words)
adhere to original termsapply liquid to soil
Noun(1 words)
ascension to power
Strong matches (6)
Related words (11)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: 'til, 'til, adhere to original terms, apply liquid to soil, ascension to power.
- Sentence evidence is available for until, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, derived_reverse, 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 "until".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "until"
Keep "until" 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 "until" 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 "until", 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 "until" 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
5 entriesMore specific
7 entriesCollocations
8 entriesuntil 5 PMuntil further noticeuntil next weekuntil nowuntil recentlyuntil the enduntil thenuntil tomorrow
Translations
147 translations across 81 languages.
Afrikaans
2 entries- tot prep (up to the time of)
- totdat prep (up to the time of)
Albanian
1 entries- deri prep (up to the time of)
Amharic
1 entries- እስከ prep (up to the time of)
Ancient Greek
4 entries- μέσφα prep (up to the time of)
- μέχρι prep (up to the time of)
- ἄχρι prep (up to the time of)
- ἕως prep (up to the time of)
Arabic
4 entries- إلين prep (up to the time of)
- تا prep (up to the time of)
- حتى prep (up to the time of)
- حتى prep (up to the time of)
Asturian
4 entries- ata prep (up to the time of)
- fasta prep (up to the time of)
- hasta prep (up to the time of)
- ta prep (up to the time of)
Bashkir
3 entries- тиклем prep (up to the time of)
- хәтлем prep (up to the time of)
- ҡәҙәр prep (up to the time of)
Basque
1 entries- arte prep (up to the time of)
Belarusian
1 entries- да prep (up to the time of)
Bengali
2 entries- অবধি prep (up to the time of)
- পর্যন্ত prep (up to the time of)
Bulgarian
1 entries- до prep (up to the time of)
Burmese
1 entries- အထိ prep (up to the time of)
Catalan
1 entries- fins prep (up to the time of)
Chinese Cantonese
2 entries- 到 prep (up to the time of)
- 至 prep (up to the time of)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 直到 prep (up to the time of)
- 直至 prep (up to the time of)
- 至 prep (up to the time of)
Czech
1 entries- do prep (up to the time of)
Danish
1 entries- indtil prep (up to the time of)
Dutch
2 entries- tot prep (up to the time of)
- totdat prep (up to the time of)
Esperanto
1 entries- ĝis prep (up to the time of)
Estonian
1 entries- kuni prep (up to the time of)
Fala
1 entries- hasta prep (up to the time of)
Finnish
3 entries- asti prep (up to the time of)
- kunnes prep (up to the time of)
- saakka prep (up to the time of)
French
2 entries- jusqu'à prep (up to the time of)
- jusque prep (up to the time of)
Galician
2 entries- deica prep (up to the time of)
- endeica prep (up to the time of)
Georgian
1 entries- -მდე prep (up to the time of)
German
3 entries- bis prep (up to the time of)
- bis an prep (up to the time of)
- bis zu prep (up to the time of)
Greek
2 entries- μέχρι prep (up to the time of)
- ως prep (up to the time of)
Haitian Creole
1 entries- jiska prep (up to the time of)
Hebrew
1 entries- עַד prep (up to the time of)
Hindi
1 entries- ... तक prep (up to the time of)
Hungarian
1 entries- -ig prep (up to the time of)
Icelandic
4 entries- fyrr en prep (up to the time of)
- uns prep (up to the time of)
- þangað til prep (up to the time of)
- þar til prep (up to the time of)
Ido
1 entries- til prep (up to the time of)
Ingrian
4 entries- as prep (up to the time of)
- asse prep (up to the time of)
- ast prep (up to the time of)
- nas prep (up to the time of)
Irish
1 entries- go dtí prep (up to the time of)
Italian
3 entries- finché prep (up to the time of)
- fino a prep (up to the time of)
- fino a quando prep (up to the time of)
Japanese
1 entries- まで prep (up to the time of)
Kapampangan
1 entries- angga prep (up to the time of)
Korean
1 entries- -까지 prep (up to the time of)
Latin
1 entries- usque ad prep (up to the time of)
Latvian
1 entries- līdz prep (up to the time of)
Leonese
1 entries- ata prep (up to the time of)
Lithuanian
2 entries- iki prep (up to the time of)
- kol prep (up to the time of)
Low German
1 entries- bit prep (up to the time of)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- do prep (up to the time of)
Macedonian
2 entries- до prep (up to the time of)
- сѐ до prep (up to the time of)
Malay
1 entries- sehingga prep (up to the time of)
Maltese
2 entries- sa prep (up to the time of)
- sakemm prep (up to the time of)
Mirandese
1 entries- até prep (up to the time of)
Māori
4 entries- rā anō prep (up to the time of)
- rānō prep (up to the time of)
- tae noa ki prep (up to the time of)
- āpānoa prep (up to the time of)
Ngazidja Comorian
1 entries- hata mpaka prep (up to the time of)
Northern Kurdish
2 entries- heta prep (up to the time of)
- ta prep (up to the time of)
Occitan
1 entries- fins prep (up to the time of)
Old English
1 entries- oþ prep (up to the time of)
Old Irish
1 entries- co prep (up to the time of)
Persian
1 entries- تا prep (up to the time of)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- bat (nds) prep (up to the time of)
Polish
2 entries- aż do prep (up to the time of)
- do prep (up to the time of)
Portuguese
2 entries- até prep (up to the time of)
- até que prep (up to the time of)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਤੱਕ prep (up to the time of)
Romanian
3 entries- până prep (up to the time of)
- până ce prep (up to the time of)
- până când prep (up to the time of)
Russian
1 entries- до prep (up to the time of)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- gu prep (up to the time of)
- gus prep (up to the time of)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- dȍ prep (up to the time of)
- до̏ prep (up to the time of)
Slovak
1 entries- do prep (up to the time of)
Slovene
1 entries- do prep (up to the time of)
Spanish
1 entries- hasta prep (up to the time of)
Sranan Tongo
1 entries- te kon miti prep (up to the time of)
Swahili
1 entries- mpaka prep (up to the time of)
Swedish
1 entries- tills prep (up to the time of)
Tajik
1 entries- то prep (up to the time of)
Tocharian B
1 entries- eṃṣke prep (up to the time of)
Turkish
2 entries- dek prep (up to the time of)
- kadar prep (up to the time of)
Ukrainian
1 entries- до prep (up to the time of)
Upper Sorbian
1 entries- do prep (up to the time of)
Urdu
2 entries- ... تک prep (up to the time of)
- جب تک prep (up to the time of)
Uyghur
4 entries- -غا قەدەر prep (up to the time of)
- -غىچە prep (up to the time of)
- -قا قەدەر prep (up to the time of)
- -قىچە prep (up to the time of)
Vietnamese
4 entries- cho tới prep (up to the time of)
- cho đến prep (up to the time of)
- tới prep (up to the time of)
- đến prep (up to the time of)
Walloon
3 entries- disk' a prep (up to the time of)
- disk' a tant ki prep (up to the time of)
- diski prep (up to the time of)
West-Frisian
1 entries- oant prep (up to the time of)
Yiddish
1 entries- ביז prep (up to the time of)
Sample sentences
25 total sentences available.
Everything is theoretically impossible until it's done.
Source: tatoeba (2276)
Until you make peace with who you are, you'll never be content with what you have.
Source: tatoeba (2277)
You are to stay here until we come back.
Source: tatoeba (16094)
Showing 4 of 25 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "until"?
Closest matches include 'til, 'til, adhere to original terms, apply liquid to soil, ascension to power.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "until"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.