us

[uhs] / ʌs /

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United States n.

PRONOUN

objective plural pronoun

Synonyms

STRONGEST

them you

U.S.

NOUN

United States

Synonyms

WEAK

America Land of Liberty New World U.S.A. US US of A USA land of opportunity the States

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What is a synonym for us?

We don’t traditionally think of us as having synonyms, but there are several situations in which it can replace—or be replaced with—another word, phrase, or series of words. we Sometimes, you can reword a sentence that uses the object form us to instead use the subject form we, or vice versa. For example, instead of saying Luckily, the storm didn’t affect us, you could say Luckily, we weren’t affected by the storm. me and _____ The main job of us is to serve as a way of not having to name every person in a group of two or more people. Sometimes, though, it’s best to be clear by naming them. Instead of saying Dave walked home with us, you could say Dave walked home with me and Emily (or Emily and me). all of us The phrase all of us can be used instead of us by itself to emphasize the entirety of the group that’s present, as in This gift is from all of us.

What can you use instead of the word us?

In cases when you want to avoid speaking for a group, you can just say me. There are ways that you can acknowledge part of the group but not all of it. For example, you could say something like This is the right decision for me—and, I think, for many of us.

What kind of pronoun is us?

Us 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. Us is an objective pronoun—it’s the object form of the nominative pronoun we. In other words, we is typically used as a subject of a sentence, while us is typically used as an object. Personal pronouns are used to refer to the speaker (first person), to the person being addressed (second person), or the person being talked about (third person). Us is categorized as a first person pronoun because it refers to the group of people who are speaking or writing—addressing others.

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us U.S.

He shares his recipe with us, along with the secret to his go-to spice blend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

“Give us another couple of years to continue to work on the amazing things that we have been doing for the past two years.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

Because, he informed us with a generous air, “there’s a massively powerful generational wealth transfer opportunity here.”

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

"Local green spaces are so important to us now," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

“Yes. She misses us and wanted to come at the last minute, to celebrate our birthday,” I reply as the rain outside shouts louder as if to drown out my lies.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

By comparison, the median price of an existing home in the U.S., across home sizes, was around $430,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

On Monday he told reporters on Monday that the U.S. needs to be “careful” about AI.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

He pointed to potential competition for services like what Starlink provides outside of the U.S. and China.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 20, 2026

Born in India, Raman moved to the U.S. at age 6.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

And what if, while the Americans were fighting in Cuba, the Russians rolled over U.S. forces in West Berlin?

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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