Alternative word for without

Preposition

▲

devoid of

minus

lacking

sans

needing

requiring

bereft of

deprived of

destitute of

short of

wanting for

absent

excluding

wanting

less

in need of

shorn of

starved of

with no

in default of

in the absence of

w/o

not having

excepting

notwithstanding

failing

not including

if not

exclusive of

with the exception of

▲

unaccompanied by

unescorted by

in the absence of

▲

beyond

outside

outside of

ayond

ayont

clear of

away from

outwith

past

beyond the limits of

further than

out of

farther than

on the outside of

over

exterior to

external to

after

behind

on the far side of

a long way off from

further on than

on the farther side of

ahead of

in excess of

a good way off from

further away than

on the other side of

above

exceeding

eclipsing

surmounting

surpassing

transcending

more than

upwards of

greater than

higher than

larger than

faster than

taller than

longer than

on top of

above and beyond

over and above

heavier than

older than

over and beyond

north of

▲

except

excluding

excepting

besides

save

barring

bar

saving

but

outside

beside

omitting

forbye

minus

exempting

except for

apart from

other than

aside from

outside of

not counting

not including

exclusive of

leaving out

but for

short of

with the exception of

if not

if not for

with the exclusion of

with the omission of

save for

beyond

leaving aside

disregarding

passing over

discounting

restricting

debarring

bating

if it were not for

if there are no

if there is no

without going so far as

in any other way than

ruling out

were it not for

notwithstanding

in addition to

as well as

to the exclusion of

over and above

to say nothing of

not to mention

▲

outside

beyond

externally

out

outdoors

exteriorly

outwardly

out-of-doors

on the outside

out of doors

out of the house

alfresco

in the open air

in the open

outward

al fresco

in the great outdoors

under the sky

under the blue sky

into the open air

open-air

away

in the fresh air

off

forth

▲

poorly

frugally

meagerly

meagrely

paltrily

stingily

exiguously

meanly

insignificantly

triflingly

negligibly

trivially

piddlingly

inadequately

inconsiderably

inconsequentially

slightly

pettily

insufficiently

deficiently

unimportantly

scantily

inferiorly

miserably

littly

nominally

scantly

minorly

minutely

pifflingly

worthlessly

insubstantially

pitifully

pathetically

sparsely

wretchedly

lousily

skimpily

inappreciably

picayunely

minimally

limitedly

frivolously

substandardly

mediocrely

lightly

wantingly

badly

unsatisfactorily

scarcely

nigglingly

lowly

lamely

shabbily

incidentally

cheaply

crummily

tinily

basely

shoddily

uselessly

punily

modestly

shortly

derisorily

trashily

pointlessly

irrelevantly

junkily

unacceptably

meaninglessly

commonly

rottenly

sorrily

immaterially

contemptibly

weakly

thinly

sadly

suboptimally

slenderly

foolishly

restrictedly

execrably

ordinarily

tawdrily

imperfectly

sparingly

terribly

awfully

lamentably

marginally

mingily

minusculely

slimly

deplorably

pitiably

grottily

sparely

dreadfully

superficially

flimsily

valuelessly

infinitesimally

casually

ropily

dinkily

leanly

atrociously

middlingly

unsubstantially

dismally

feebly

abysmally

crumbily

unproductively

ineffectually

direly

secondarily

wrongly

emptily

lowlily

appallingly

shallowly

averagely

futilely

barely

subnormally

crudely

senselessly

idly

barrenly

diabolically

shily

vainly

tenuously

tackily

sillily

coarsely

rarely

unavailingly

unprofitably

ineffectively

sourly

ungenerously

disagreeably

inessentially

unsoundly

faultily

fruitlessly

sketchily

nastily

tattily

imperceptibly

profitlessly

defectively

unnecessarily

disappointingly

abjectly

ignobly

woefully

indifferently

undistinguishedly

simply

humbly

bootlessly

scrubbily

purposelessly

horribly

sporadically

tritely

unexceptionally

direfully

peripherally

cheesily

inanely

scatteredly

pedestrianly

ingloriously

plebeianly

dodgily

obscurely

sleazily

tightly

roughly

merely

subordinately

infrequently

hollowly

abominably

ineptly

incompletely

sordidly

disastrously

unsuccessfully

laughably

rattily

unessentially

abortively

seedily

otiosely

incompetently

impotently

subsidiarily

frightfully

tinnily

slipshodly

displeasingly

inefficaciously

incommensurately

unremarkably

counterproductively

despicably

hopelessly

nondescriptly

humdrumly

extraneously

grubbily

distressingly

fractionally

unfruitfully

destitutely

unfitly

inconsequently

inefficiently

commonplacely

unworthily

dilapidatedly

incredibly

unsuitably

finitely

uncommonly

powerlessly

unpretentiously

horrendously

unimpressively

dingily

sterilely

severely

occasionally

unrefinedly

scruffily

calamitously

faintly

repulsively

chronically

banally

ghastlily

puerilely

narrowly

vulgarly

grossly

basally

frothily

vapidly

indecisively

subtly

tatteredly

bittily

bogusly

uncouthly

insipidly

lumpenly

grimly

unconvincingly

unbelievably

plainly

cursorily

regrettably

unpersuasively

inconceivably

closely

menially

aimlessly

fecklessly

fussily

meretriciously

inexpediently

unspeakably

disgracefully

unsatisfyingly

determinately

definitely

measuredly

egregiously

horridly

intolerably

gaudily

insufferably

inappropriately

unusably

accessorily

fatuously

scummily

scabbily

scurvily

dirtily

transparently

insultingly

moderately

unably

worsely

underly

tamely

incapably

anticlimactically

grungily

dependently

uncritically

flightily

damnably

stuntedly

kitschly

outrageously

infertilely

diminutively

mildly

abandonedly

stinkingly

unfrequently

godawfully

partially

brassily

naffly

sickly

queasily

nauseously

wispily

missingly

needlessly

unpleasantly

uncomfortably

suspectly

squalidly

absolutely

hatefully

pickily

fragilely

phonily^US

hideously

gruesomely

motivelessly

unreally

subserviently

unassumingly

frailly

unfortunately

parsimoniously

finickily

impractically

illogically

thanklessly

unrewardingly

piteously

vilely

pottily

yuckily

deprivedly

grievously

short-handedly

controvertibly

deadly

plastically

drily

pretentiously

casuistically

amateurishly

inexpertly

unskilfully

flippantly

unhelpfully

unusually

jejunely

undesirably

impermissibly

inadmissibly

demeaningly

degradingly

redundantly

mangily

frustratedly

vaguely

offensively

objectionably

shamefully

wishfully

delusively

misleadingly

unnotably

penuriously

godforsakenly

diffusely

compactly

crampedly

disquietingly

disconcertingly

disturbingly

revoltingly

ignominiously

servilely

justly

verily

airily

scuzzily

basically

patchily

rudimentarily

gently

stinkily

raunchily

scurrilously

indefensibly

reprehensibly

odiously

erroneously

ickily

irremediably

fallaciously

detestably

repellantly

repellently

dishonorably^US

simplistically

glibly

hastily

perfunctorily

typically

unhappily

implausibly

microscopically

subjacently

ricketily

untidily

bedraggledly

unkemptly

decrepitly

disgustfully

rancidly

hellishly

hellaciously

rebarbatively

compressedly

dumpily

uninterestingly

mundanely

usually

blandly

unmemorably

drably

desultorily

hurriedly

heartbreakingly

schematically

boundedly

unexcitingly

uninspiringly

boringly

routinely

normally

passingly

ludicrously

preposterously

ridiculously

absurdly

risibly

austerely

ascetically

temperately

spartanly

ignorantly

facilely

dishonourably^UK

unqualifiedly

incommodiously

contractedly

straitly

nearly

prosaically

uneventfully

uninspiredly

questionably

sickeningly

scandalously

overwhelmingly

unbearably

afflictively

shockingly

horrifyingly

improbably

unthinkingly

unintelligently

farcically

wishy-washily

fixedly

untenably

rapidly

rushedly

innocuously

defeasibly

characterlessly

fleetingly

inattentively

quickly

fairly

flatly

depthlessly

summarily

meritlessly

half-heartedly

▲

▲

devoid

bereft

lacking

void

destitute

wanting

barren

bankrupt

sans

minus

bare

deficient

denuded

needing

destitute of

bereft of

deficient in

denuded of

deprived of

empty of

free from

bare of

lacking in

depleted of

free of

vacant of

bankrupt of

drained of

void of

wanting in

barren of

in need of

unprovided with

devoid of

empty

deprived

short of

free

low on

not having

clear

depleted

exhausted

stripped

divested

in need

completely lacking in

exhausted of

emptied of

short on

spent

short

scant

shy

drained

rid

wanting for

relieved

naked

impoverished

robbed

beggared

fleeced

dispossessed

starved

shorn

vacant

unaffected by

freed from

no longer affected by

shorn of

starved of

nescient

parted from

stripped of

robbed of

ignorant

cut off from

clean

clean out of

cut off

fresh out of

left without

innocent

unfamiliar with

untouched by

unacquainted with

poor

badly off

needy

strapped

underprivileged

necessitous

disadvantaged

struggling

depressed

poverty-stricken

in want

on the bread line

in distress

discriminated against

low

ill-supplied

ill-furnished

unfortunate

pushed

hard up

unoccupied

abandoned

uninhabited

deserted

forsaken

desolate

penurious

derelict

untenanted

godforsaken

broke

impecunious

vacated

vacuous

evacuated

blank

tenantless

stark

distressed

rundown

dead

deflated

despoiled

unfurnished

forlorn

underserved

desert

waste

toom

in reduced circumstances

unable to make ends meet

down at heel

unable to keep the wolf from the door

▲

free

unencumbered by

released from

clear of

devoid of

excused of

exempt from

relieved of

sans

unaffected by

unburdened by

exempted from

minus

rid of

unburdened

disencumbered from

lacking in

safe from

barren

destitute

disencumbered

immune to

not liable to

quit

shut of

unencumbered

unrestricted

unhampered

unfettered

unhindered

clear

relieved

rid

released

▲

requiring

needing

necessitating

lacking

needful

calling for

▲

outer

external

outside

exterior

outward

outermost

surface

superficial

exposed

alien

beyond

exoteric

extraneous

extrinsic

outmost

over

on the outside

peripheral

outlying

outdoor

extreme

extramural

visible

apparent

out

on the outskirts

covering

skin-deep

on the surface

top

facial

skin deep

foreign

exotic

adventitious

supervenient

exogenous

remote

accidental

strange

international

unfamiliar

non-resident

from elsewhere

outboard

visiting

cosmetic

exogenetic

imported

surface-level

estranged

non-native

third-party

out of place

intrusive

▲

outdoors

nature

countryside

country

backcountry

wild

wilderness

open

outside

hills

mountains

trails

woods

out-of-doors

open air

outside in the open

outside environment

fresh air

green earth

bucolic surroundings

backwoods

outback

bush

sticks

wilds

boondocks

boonies

hinterland

back country

forest

great outdoors

jungle

wastes

provinces

farmland

backveld

platteland

nowhere

booay

green belt

Woop Woop

a rural area

rural areas

middle of nowhere

beyond the black stump

tall timbers

wide open spaces

a rural district

back of beyond

agricultural land

wasteland

barrens

backwater

the sticks

alfresco

backblocks

backlands

woodland

pastures

hicksville

grazeland

farms

grazing

woodlands

forests

badlands

wide open space

up country

the middle of nowhere

the back of beyond

cow country

bundu

badland

champaign

rough country

inhospitable region

no-man’s land

uncultivated region

primeval forest

▲

unless

nisi

saving

except if

if not

except for if

excepting that

without a ballot

without a bean

without a brass farthing

without a break

without abridgement

without a care

with one voice

with one’s trousers down

with one’s toes dug in

with one’s tail between one’s legs

with one’s stomach thinking one’s throat’s cut

with one’s stomach in knots

w

wi

wit

with

witho

withou

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“Without.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/without. Accessed 13 Apr. 2023.