Synonyms for third
Another word for third is tertiary, ordinal or one-third. Below are 7 synonyms and 10 related words across 8 senses.
Also searched as: thirds.
1. adjective: coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
- tertiary
- ordinal
2. noun: one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
- one-third
- tierce
3. noun: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
- third base
4. noun: following the second position in an ordering or series
5. noun: the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it
6. noun: the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle
- third gear
7. noun: the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball
- third base
8. adverb: in the third place
- thirdly
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Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- common fraction
- simple fraction
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- musical interval
- gear synonyms
- gear mechanism
- base synonyms
- bag synonyms
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Questions people ask
What is another word for third?
You can say tertiary, ordinal, one-third, tierce or third base instead of third. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position".
What is the opposite of third?
WordNet lists no direct antonym for third; the nearest opposites depend on which sense you mean.
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