et Synonyms
Another word for et
• conjunction (Context 1)
And (used in English exclusively within borrowed Latin phrases and academic abbreviations such as 'et al.', 'et cetera', and 'et seq.').
"The Latin word 'and' forms the ligature known as the ampersand and appears in common scholarly abbreviations like 'and al.'"
• noun (Context 2)
An extraterrestrial; a hypothetical intelligent being originating from a planet or world outside Earth (usually capitalized as 'ET').
"Science fiction films of the late twentieth century popularized the image of the friendly extraterrestrial visiting suburban neighborhoods."
• verb (Context 3)
To have consumed food; a dialectal or nonstandard past tense and past participle of 'eat'.
"In the old country ballad, the hungry traveler ate every crumb of bread left on the tavern table."
Opposites of et
The opposite of et shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: