us

[uhs] / ʌs /

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objective plural pronoun pron.
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.

"His passing has left many of us Tibetans with the fervor to act," said Jampa Choedup, a monk who had known Rangzen since 1997 and saw him the day before his death.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

"I think a lot of fans spent similar amounts of money, so constantly hearing them asking us to put our phones down made some fans even more frustrated."

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

In 2024, Feige told Entertainment Weekly that “the whole story of ‘Secret Wars’ really leads us into a new age of mutants and of the X-Men.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

And sloppy thinking does not help lead us to a speedy resolution of Social Security’s financial challenges.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

“That doesn’t really tell us much,” she says, deflated.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

The company said it doesn’t have contracts with the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

Many companies have shifted production from China to other countries to avoid U.S. tariffs, accelerating industrialization in Southeast Asia and Latin America—a boon for Chinese factories making intermediate and capital goods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

The spadefoot toad, or Spea labreae, is one of only two ice age amphibians to have been found in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

U.S. insurers hold about $40 billion of debt investments rated by Egan-Jones, a firm facing regulatory scrutiny and a lawsuit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

The U.S. government continued pouring money into both fission bombs and hydrogen bombs, expanding its nuclear arsenal from 2,400 weapons in 1955 to 3,700 in 1956.

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

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