Definitions

she

[shee] / ʃi /

PRONOUN

nominative singular pronoun

Synonyms

STRONGEST

I he it sie they ve xe you ze zie

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a synonym for she?

We don’t traditionally think of she as having synonyms, but there are some situations in which it can be reworded or replaced with another word or phrase. she herself Sometimes, the phrase she herself is used to emphasize that a person did something entirely by herself or that it was done by her as opposed to others. For example, saying She cast the deciding vote may be a neutral statement, but saying She herself cast the deciding vote indicates that there was some significance to the fact that it was she who did it. her Sometimes a sentence can be reworded to replace the subject she with the equivalent object her. For example, the question “When do you expect she will arrive?” could be reworded as “When do you expect her to arrive?” In this case, it’s a more natural-sounding question, but this kind of rewording can be done for a number of reasons. Her is also commonly used after linking verbs (like is and was) in sentences like It was her that I saw on the train or It is her in that picture.

What can you use instead of the word she?

She is used to stand in for more specific words, like Dr. Harris, Jennifer, or the pilot. So, if there’s a chance that using she might be confusing (such as when more than one woman is mentioned in the sentence), you can always use the name or title of the person instead of referring to her as she. Take this sentence, for example: “If we invite Mrs. Smith’s daughter, do you think she would come?” The she in this sentence could refer to Mrs. Smith or her daughter, so it may be more clear to reword it as: “If we invite Mrs. Smith’s daughter, do you think her daughter would come?” (or by replacing she with Mrs. Smith, if that’s what you mean). Of course, there are a number of other ways to say this, including using a specific name. In some situations, it can be considered impolite to refer to someone as she or her when that person is in your presence—especially when you haven’t already acknowledged them or addressed them by name. To avoid this, it’s always best to refer to a person by name, especially when it’s the first time you’re referring to them.

Is she a pronoun?

She 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 speaker, to the person being addressed, or the person being talked about. She is categorized as a third person pronoun (like he, they, him, her, and them), meaning it’s used to refer to anyone other than the person doing the communicating or the people being addressed. In contrast, first person pronouns (like I and me) refer to the speaker or writer themselves, and the second person pronoun you is used to address the person being spoken to or reading. She is used as a subject. Its object counterpart is her.

Example Sentences

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Maria soon after learns that her father, from whom she has been estranged for decades, has been murdered in an Alabama beach town, leaving her his house and worldly goods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

It’s not shameful to fight, an idea many of us have internalized, she says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

"You can post something, or someone will take a video of something, and the fact that it can be permanently online is actually quite terrifying," she says.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

But now “she wasn’t sure she could continue as a cop.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

This is why she considers her room her sanctum, a place where she is her own true self.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

When shes walks up to our table at a cafe in Calabasas, there are no cameras and no filters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024

Another student wrote: “Mrs. Solomon is special … very organizd and shes fun. … She does not emberes me like other teachers.”

From Washington Post ● May 19, 2022

"She's missed important doctors appointments shes had since a baby due to her disability in her eye."

From Fox News ● Jan. 13, 2022

Many females can relate to Ruby #EastEnders & how shes feeling about whats happened & how she feels about herself after.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2018

Old Frau Stresemann, shes one of our neighbors, she says she can hear Deutschlandsender broadcasts in her tooth fillings.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

If the company ultimately doesn’t have a role in Musk’s chip-building facility or becomes just one fab tech provider, “investors may reconsider the credit they gave Intel,” said Luria.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Together, they have turned bunting into a weapon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

But the sheer abundance of objects — I haven’t even mentioned the fascinating companion show-within-the-show, “The Kitchen and Its Discontents” — leaves less room for examining those campaigns and the work they performed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Nonetheless, the Rays insist they didn’t enter the year planning to bunt this much.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Medical science in 1848 knows very little about bacteria, even though they were first seen through microscopes nearly two hundred years before.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

The common link seems to be Daisy Wolcott, a wealthy eccentric who devoted her life and fortune to the discovery and preservation of obscure vegetation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Browning said when her comic friends began to create clips for social media, they were able to travel around the country and perform for the fans they’ve garnered from their content.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

And for Honeycutt and her fellow ideological travelers, that sure seems like a dealbreaker.

From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026

Sarah Godwin calculates it cost her family's Wiltshire farm "over £100,000".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The legal aid division of the Baton Rouge Bar Association intervenes on her behalf, and Joey’s many supporters flood government offices in protest.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

It has given them perhaps their best chance yet to capture the one thing that has continually eluded them: a World Series championship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Teens are vulnerable and unprotected and we’re letting them loose on a product that is not just unproven, but proven to be high risk and dangerous,” Siegel said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

After a generation where bunting was viewed as little more than a quaint relic, players coming up were rarely exposed to them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

But men hidden behind two-way mirrors actually operated them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Many of them aren’t sure what that means.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Williams said social media had made it far easier to build a business like hers.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

While the lockdowns are long over, demand for content like hers has stuck, she believes, because there aren't enough tradespeople to meet demand, and cost of living pressures are squeezing budgets.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

The author trusts her own broader intuition; a vision-impaired colleague of hers relies on her sense of a person’s voice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

She encouraged fans to discuss disabilities and said hers didn’t hold her back from singing, acting and having fun.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

He waved back to his mom and felt his face stretch into a smile just as wide as hers.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

“They probably got over their skis in terms of monetizing the platform at the detriment to user experience, and they’ve reset the growth plan and pivoted back to focusing on user experience,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

It has given them perhaps their best chance yet to capture the one thing that has continually eluded them: a World Series championship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Leslie’s is here to stay, and I am deeply grateful to our employees, customers, and partners for their continued support as we work to position Leslie’s for a strong future.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Teams don’t practice their bunt defenses as intensely as they once did, since they don’t expect to have to defend many.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Dr. Harlow had their picture taken together in 1868 to document his case.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

People rarely think about money while sipping piña coladas and sailing to exotic destinations, but cruise-line passengers might have noticed a detail that helps explain how those companies make theirs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Alysson's header in the 2-1 defeat by Forest was their first goal in the Premier League this term, with Spurs still searching for theirs.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

She said she wishes California and Congress had acted sooner but hopes a win now will help other Jewish families reclaim what is rightfully theirs in the future.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

And here, Walker and Auen offer theirs, fashioning academia into a key that opens a portal to the past, present and future.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

“Better mine in love than theirs in hate,” she said.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

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