Definitions

I

PRONOUN

nominative singular pronoun

Synonyms

STRONGEST

he it she sie they ve xe you ze zie

Frequently Asked Questions

What’s another way to say I?

We don’t traditionally think of I as having synonyms, but there are several situations in which it can replace—or be replaced with—another word, phrase, or series of words. me Me is sometimes used in place of I in a very informal way, as in Me and Greg are going hiking on Saturday. Such sentences are considered grammatically incorrect, but they’re very common in casual speech. It’s also commonly used after linking verbs (like is and was) in sentences like It’s me or as an alternative to the awkward-sounding It is I (or This is he or This is she). These kinds of constructions are especially common in situations when identifying yourself at someone’s door or on the phone, or perhaps when pointing yourself out in a photo (Hey, that’s me!). Though considered informal, this use of me is much more widely accepted. myself The word myself is sometimes used in place me or I, especially in cases in which there is a compound subject, object, or complement (meaning one that has more than one person or thing), as in John and myself were asked to attend or The event was planned by Kim and myself. slang synonyms for I There are a few creative, informal ways of referring to oneself. One common one is yours truly, which is often used as a way to end a letter before signing your name, but can also be used in place of me, myself, or I in certain cases, as in Guess what? Yours truly is the lucky winner. Other phrases can be used in the same way, such as this guy.

What can I say instead of I?

There may be some situations when you want to avoid using the words me or I in a piece of writing, such as in journalism or a scientific report. This is typically done to avoid focusing on the writer’s point of view and to create a sense of objectivity. In these cases, you can reword things to avoid referring to yourself altogether. For example, instead of saying I will further discuss this data in the next chapter, you could rephrase with a passive construction, as in This data will be further discussed in the next chapter. Though less common today, journalists have sometimes used terms like this writer when referring to themselves, especially in columns or opinion pieces, as in This writer will certainly not endorse such legislation. Despite the tradition of avoiding the use of me and I in journalism, using a firsthand point of view can be very effective and may even be preferable in certain cases, especially when the writer is a part of the story being told.

What kind of pronoun is I?

I is a personal pronoun. Pronouns are used as substitutes for nouns—they’re another way of referring to a noun without using a specific name. Personal pronouns are used to refer to the one communicating, to the one being addressed, or the one being talked about. I is a nominative pronoun, meaning that it’s typically used as a subject of a sentence. On the other hand, me is an objective pronoun, which means that it’s used as an object. I, along with me (and forms like myself and mine), is categorized as a first person pronoun, meaning it refers to the speaker or writer themselves. In contrast, a second person pronoun (like you) is one that’s used to address the person being spoken to or reading. Third person pronouns (like he, she, they, him, her, and them) refer to anyone other than the person doing the addressing or the ones being addressed. In literature, first-person point of view is a common form of narration in which the events of the story are told using the first person, as if the action is happening from the point of view of the narrator.

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Dydzuhn continued that Cassius guided her to safety and spoke calmly, telling her, “There’s a man here with a weapon. I need to get you out of here.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

"I think semiconductors will play a big role in what I want to do," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

“She’s poured into me since I got into the league,” Dream forward Angel Reese said in August.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

"Your brain learns this is somewhere I lie and get stressed about not being able to sleep - so the most important thing is a consistent waking time," she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

“Each day the wagon will grow lighter,” I promise.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

The company taking the top spot on Gauntlet I’s leaderboard External link was Skycutter, a British startup that partnered with Ukrainian drone company SkyFall.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

They include everything from sketches of Apple logos to the bench and desk of the Apple I’s presentation at the Homebrew Computer Club a half-century ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

Another important part of Victor I's legacy was to introduce Latin as the common language of the Catholic Church.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025

“Yeah, it takes us a little longer, but we dot our I’s and we cross our Ts,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024

I's the one what set him to dusting.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

Is any talk of a slowdown even realistic?

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Is our skin care routine actually making it worse?

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Is that because you’re so famous now that you don’t actually know what bread costs?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

MarketWatch: Is it possible for ordinary investors to build wealth without owning a business?

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

“This Reardon guy probably doesn’t have anything to do with you. That Post-it must have been on some other paper in there. Maybe . . . Is your dad a spy or something?”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

In one of our final negotiation sessions, when we’re supposed to be dotting i’s and crossing t’s, he worries aloud about how these two vastly different companies are going to mesh their different cultures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

“No matter what the federal government was doing, they knew that if they weren’t dotting their i’s and crossing their t’s, they were going to get called to account,” Hilton said.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

"I had really dotted all the i's and crossed all the t's of the experiment," he said.

From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026

“I know sometimes people feel like, why hasn’t there been more information? But again, just trying to make sure we have i’s dotted and t’s crossed.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025

At Swarthmore, Libbi got all A’s and B’s and started to spell her name with two i’s.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

Now, 15 seasons later, she is leaving the league as one of its most accomplished players — and as the most prolific scorer in Sparks history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

The editorial board is part of an agreement to end the states’ antitrust fight that threatened to delay the completion of the deal for months.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

That has meant spending time with the young players who will carry the Sparks forward after she is gone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

The Category 5 storm, known as Hurricane Polo, is expected to remain “extremely dangerous” for the next few days, according to the National Hurricane Center’s advisory on Tuesday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Nearby, there is a bridge that connects the towns of Lucban and Tayabas.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

I wished we had a chance to meet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

As we head into next week and the final days of September there are currently no signs of any significant bouts of unseasonable warmth.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

“While we appreciate Kalshi’s instinct to deflect attention, there is no evidence of wash trading on our platform,” said Crypto.com spokesman Al D’Agostino.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

So we wanted the audience to know that we’re telling a story that is not unknown.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Instead, we use his fear against him because, well, it’s just much more fun.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

It was very emotional for me and brought back a lot of memories and a lot of my frustrations on her behalf.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

"Big data and all that… pretty good – but it has nothing to do with me," says one farmer in Inner Mongolia, as he trundles on a cart to check on his sheep.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Lance asked me if I would consider this.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

This documentary allowed me to resolve that by telling her story and how the system failed her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

More than anything, this trip taught me to be wary.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

"That was the speech a lot of us have been waiting for him to give," one Davey-sceptic MP told me afterwards.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Before we talk about the complexity of it, I would love for you to just tell us the history of the case and what the issue is.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

In contrast, in the other weeks of the quarter, company news affords us much less insight about the health of the overall economy.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

“There are some who wish to make us believe that only two powers, the U.S. and China, will be taking the decisions,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

“Even a few yards less might help us survive,” Caesar declares.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

This three-part series features footage from inside the mine and recent interviews with many of the miners and the others involved in the rescue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Like the others who had been detained, the young man, in his 20s, is an artisanal miner, eking out a living searching for precious metals at mine sites.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Domestic copper inventories remain low, while global copper mine supply remains constrained, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Coal ash, red mud, and mine tailings are usually treated as major waste problems.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

"I don't know a thing about combat. That's my master Don Quixote's business, not mine."

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

I would have taken her under my wing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

"I watch something I have seen time and time again - it's enough to quieten the busy part of my mind and I can fall to sleep," she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

She is a one-woman operation: “It’s my brand, it’s my reputation.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

During the pandemic, I was so bored out of my mind that one night close to midnight I just typed “deaf women” in Google search.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

“It’s not a problem, Lala. Let your Dad know I’ll be taking you home. I’ll get my keys,” Ms. Reed replies.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

“We were deeply saddened to learn of Ms. Eckhart’s passing, and our thoughts are with her family at this time,” Willemin told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

She added: "Everyone present was transported 50 years back to the hour and place of our father's death."

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

“While we appreciate Kalshi’s instinct to deflect attention, there is no evidence of wash trading on our platform,” said Crypto.com spokesman Al D’Agostino.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

We’re dealing with heat stress and heat stroke and all the things that the people in our town are being affected by.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

I stand to the left of him, stroking Belle, our gray mule.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

They’re surprisingly warm inside, and ours made a cozy setting for pork belly skewers, crab puffs and smoked cocktails.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

At Camp Golden Eagle, in Woodruff, Wis., all the usual activities were ours: baseball, archery, canoeing, swimming.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

It’s offensive because cases like ours could have been settled for significantly less than what the verdict is.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

"Back then, the settlers were living alongside us, and we coexisted peacefully. They lived their lives and we lived ours," he told me.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Even though his family’s farm was next door to ours, it was still a hike to get there.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

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