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Synonyms and antonyms of Personal pronouns in British Thesaurus

Personal pronouns

he (pronoun)

used for referring to a man, boy, or male animal when they have already been mentioned or when it is obvious which one you are referring to

he (pronoun)

old-fashioned used in a general way for referring to any person whether they are male or female

her (determiner)

used for referring to a woman, girl, or female animal when they have already been mentioned or when it is obvious which one you are referring to

her (determiner)

mainly literary used for referring to a nation, a ship, or a car when it has already been mentioned or when it is obvious which one you are referring to

him (pronoun)

used for referring to a man, boy, or male animal when they have already been mentioned or when it is obvious which one you are referring to

him (pronoun)

old-fashioned used in a general way for referring to any person

I (pronoun)

used for referring to yourself when you are the person speaking or writing

me (pronoun)

used for referring to yourself when you are the person who is speaking or writing

moi (pronoun)

mainly spoken used for referring to yourself in a humorous way. Moi is the French word for ‘me’

she (pronoun)

used for referring to a woman, girl, or female animal, when they have already been mentioned or when it is obvious which one you are referring to

she (pronoun)

mainly literary used for referring to a nation, a ship, or a car, when it has already been mentioned or when it is obvious which one you are referring to

s/he (pronoun)

she or he: used when you do not know if the subject is male or female

them (pronoun)

used for referring to a particular group of people or things when they have already been mentioned or when it is obvious which group you are referring to

them (pronoun)

mainly spoken used instead of ‘him or her’, especially when you are referring back to a word such as ‘everyone’, ‘someone’, or ‘anyone’

they (pronoun)

used for referring to a group of people or things that have already been mentioned or that are already known about

they (pronoun)

used instead of ‘he or she’, especially when you are referring back to a word such as ‘everyone’, ‘someone’, or ‘anyone’

they (pronoun)

used for referring to people in general

they (pronoun)

used for referring to a government, an organization, or a group of people in authority

thou (pronoun)

an old word meaning ‘you’, in the singular, used as the subject of a sentence

U (pronoun)

informal a written form of ‘you’, used because the letter ‘U’ and the word ‘you’ are pronounced in the same way

U (pronoun)

informal used in emails and text messages

us (pronoun)

used for referring to yourself and other people with you or in your group when you are the person speaking or writing

y’all (pronoun)

Americanspoken a way of saying ‘you all’: used for talking to or getting the attention of a group of people, especially in the southern US

ye (pronoun)

an old word meaning ‘you’, used especially when you are speaking to more than one person

yours truly ()

used for referring to yourself