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.

"I feel proud, honoured and deeply privileged to be his fellow countryman."

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

“I could see myself in this role. … Did I know anything about Green Lantern? I did not.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Panettiere's career spanned three decades with a string of roles in other hit shows and films, including the Scream horror franchise and the romantic comedy I Love You, Beth Cooper.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

"I feel anger in my heart that only some people must go to the army and serve," said Ronen, 20, who has been fighting in Gaza and southern Lebanon.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

“My father’s a better man than you,” I shout.

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

Child I's mother suggested senior managers should face sanctions if they ignore whistleblowers' concerns.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024

Queen Elizabeth I’s elaborate mask-like daily makeup ritual not only hid her smallpox scars but was also meant to project a preternatural agelessness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2024

“Law, my phone was disconnected cause I’s short this month. You talk to Yule May?”

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

In May, the actor published a memoir, “This Is Me: A Reckoning,” in which she recounted the struggles of celebrity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Appeared in the August 17, 2026, print edition as 'This Nursing Home Is for the Birds'.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

That this is a reflection of America is taken as a given, the same way “Love Is Blind” contestants don’t feel the need to mention their evangelical beliefs.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

The show proceeds with the fluid choreography of Positions before Grande dons her famous bunny ears for a slinky version of The Boy Is Mine.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

“That sounds like an ominous question, La. Is everything okay?” he asks.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

“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

Sometimes, he says, “dotting i’s and crossing t’s has to come second to right and wrong.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025

“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

I’ve won the writing prize twice, and I would have this week, too, but I decided to leave some i’s undotted.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

The Cambridge-based pharmaceutical company said Monday that the decision is based on the recommendation of the Independent Data Monitoring Committee after a planned review of trial data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Panettiere is survived by her 11-year-old daughter and her parents, Lesley Vogel and Skip Panettiere.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

His view is that measures need to be taken to prepare for long periods of dry weather, because this summer is "not a one-off".

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

AstraZeneca AZN -2.12%decrease; red down pointing triangle said it is ending the Phase 3 trial of volrustomig plus chemotherapy for metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Leprosy is no longer considered a quarantinable disease by the Louisiana legislature, for example.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

"Sceptical or not, the data shows that we are getting more extremes," Herd said.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

"Years later, we won back the walls from the gangs," said the muralist who considers art a "magical tool" for "social transformation."

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

"In some habitats, we are seeing trees with leaves coming off like autumn has set in... it's a self-protective measure."

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

"The stories he tells are about this land. The question is not whether we should claim Homer or not. His story is also ours," he said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

There is so much we would like to know but probably never will about Phineas's time in Chile.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

"We were able to find the body; some people couldn't. And that seems even sadder to me," she said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

"For me that is such a stark illustration of the way the Church was involved in the slave trade," she says.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

But even that experience now serves me AI results.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Last week, I wrote about the pasta that finally taught me how to shop at the farmers market.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

A white girl, as tall as me, cradles a limp baby in a muddied blanket.

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

"The discoveries from the excavations, especially coins bearing Homer's likeness, show us that the inhabitants of ancient Smyrna considered the poet to be one of their own," archaeologist Mehmet Akif Erdem said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

"They will do the rewetting work for us... we should look to nature to help us cope better," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Yet Maresca played down the importance of the result, saying: "It's a defeat that hurts us, but it's just the beginning."

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Our new friend moved me to think that we’re all works in progress—even those of us, like my sister, who are deep in the challenges of aging.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

The light changes, and the guy on the bike takes an additional beat to stare us down yet again.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

I prefer mine on the less-sweet side, but both the honey and pepper are easy to adjust depending on your fruit and your taste.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Until 2024, Donald Swartz was the chief executive of American Rare Earths, which plans to mine the critical minerals in Wyoming.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

While meeting his family, while sipping wine in front of the Eiffel Tower, while feeling the bend of his body curl into mine at night, I wondered where my dress was.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

"The moral victory is already mine," Binface told AFP at the counting centre early Friday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Trey ran a finger down my cheek before tilting my chin up and pressing his lips softly to mine.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

"I don't want my kids to leave the house and see a coffeeshop open," he said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

“It blows my mind that people could be so cruel,” she told the New York Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

“I did not ask or authorize my mother to give such consent on my behalf, and I do not recall signing or being asked to sign any document giving that consent.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

"It's down to my job to try and convert those to come and watch the Blast and ultimately the County Championship," says Lancashire's Gidney.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Clutching her mane, I throw my leg, myself, up and over her back.

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

In the statement to ABC, her father said the family asked for privacy “as our family takes time to process this unimaginable loss.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

"We fled with nothing. Just the clothes on our backs. We're victims; we're going through a disaster," said Mbay resident Siti Saudah Daso, a 31-year-old mother of three.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

"We strongly disagree with these allegations and are confident the evidence will show our longstanding commitment to supporting young people," a company spokeswoman said in a statement.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

The driver jumped out and opened our doors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

“Look, I know you give money to our causes, and that’s great, big brother, but sometimes you need to be on the front line.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

"Don't you dare think the Australian fruits and ours are the same. Ignorance is pathetic," said one social media comment.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

Someone who joined us in sharing our heartbreak on social media when Kobe Bryant died in 2020, calling him “a friend and a fan of ours, full of life and taken from us too soon.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

As much as we might wish otherwise, Kylie Jenner and Taylor Swift are not like us, and we cannot measure their autonomy and power on the same scale as ours.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026

Anthropic added that it is "approaching the fixes as if the responsibility were ours alone."

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

What made sense in her world did not make sense in ours.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

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