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.

None of those outcomes help any of us.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

They are not the most sympathetic lot, and in truth many of us have ambivalent feelings on the death penalty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

You read, shared, challenged, subscribed, wrote to us and kept coming back.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

Farage said MacIntyre would form part of "a team we will build to represent us" on the issues of defence, security and cybersecurity.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

He just didn’t have the right tools to communicate with us.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Wall Street’s top trades of 2026 are coming undone as a violent rotation rattles the U.S. stock market.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

The companies have pitched the combination as an alternative for countries seeking to reduce their dependence on U.S. and Chinese technology providers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Together, our team delivered world-class individual and team competitions across five continents, built a global business, secured pathways to The Open and U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

By contrast, the U.S. added around 150,000 or more new jobs a month during all previous economic expansions since World War II.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

Much as he enjoyed bashing the less viable companies, he accepted that the subprime lending industry was a useful addition to the U.S. economy.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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