unless

Conjunction

Meaning

Upon any less condition than (the fact or thing stated in the sentence or clause which follows); if not; supposing that not; if it be not; were it not that; except; as, we shall fail unless we are industrious.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

besides nisi but only outside except beyond otherwise save saving barring until without beside excluding

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Antonyms

anyhow despite regardless notwithstanding if no matter

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Phrases with the word

innocent unless proven guilty unless and until until and unless

Examples

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. André Gide

You never know what is enough unless you know more than enough. William Blake

To be wrong is nothing unless you continue to remember it. Confucius

Don't open a shop unless you like to smile. Chinese Proverb

Don't speak unless you can improve on the silence. Spanish Proverb

Don't celebrate someone's departing unless you know who will succeed him. Arabic Proverb

Close letter words and terms

unlensed unlent unlesioned unless and until unlesse unlessen