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without

/wɪθˈʌʊt/
adverb
  1. Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without.

  2. Lacking something.

    "Being from a large, poor family, he learned to live without."

  3. In prostitution: without a condom being worn.

preposition
  1. Outside of, beyond.

    "The snow was swirling without the cottage, but it was warm within."

  2. Not having, containing, characteristic of, etc.

    "It was a mistake to leave my house without a coat."

  3. Not doing or not having done something.

    "He likes to eat everything without sharing."

Synonyms-free, -less, lacking, outwith, sans, w/o
Antonymscharacteristic, endowed, having, with, within, with
conjunction
  1. Unless, except (introducing a clause).

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