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us

[uhs] / ʌs /
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

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

Example Sentences

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We spent most of our time just the two of us, but we were slowly integrating our respective worlds and families.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Daniel has been with us from day one.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

“There’s something to our experience as human beings that makes us want to respond.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

"What surprised us most was how clearly the high-mass black holes stand out as a separate population," recalls co-author Dr. Isobel Romero-Shaw, Ernest Rutherford Fellow at Cardiff University.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

More than once, our moms had to pull us apart in order to get Jilly Bean in the car for the drive to the airport.

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