The difference between With and Without

When used as prepositions, with means against, whereas without means outside of, beyond.

When used as adverbs, with means along, together with others, in a group, etc, whereas without means outside, externally.


Without is also conjunction with the meaning: unless, except (introducing a clause).

check bellow for the other definitions of With and Without

  1. With as a preposition:

    Against.

    Examples:

    "He picked a fight with the class bully."

  2. With as a preposition:

    In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.

    Examples:

    "He went with his friends."

  3. With as a preposition:

    In addition to; as an accessory to.

    Examples:

    "She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar."

  4. With as a preposition:

    .

  5. With as a preposition:

    In support of.

    Examples:

    "We are with you all the way."

  6. With as a preposition (obsolete):

    To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by.

    Examples:

    "slain with robbers"

  7. With as a preposition:

    Using as an instrument; by means of.

    Examples:

    "cut with a knife"

  8. With as a preposition (obsolete):

    Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on.

  9. With as a preposition:

    Having, owning.

  1. With as an adverb:

    Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

    Examples:

    "Do you want to come with?"

  1. With as a noun:

  1. Without as an adverb (archaic, or, literary):

    Outside, externally.

  2. Without as an adverb:

    Lacking something.

    Examples:

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

  3. Without as an adverb (euphemism):

    In prostitution: without a condom being worn.

  1. Without as a preposition (archaic, or, literary):

    Outside of, beyond.

    Examples:

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

  2. Without as a preposition:

    Not having, containing, characteristic of, etc.

    Examples:

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

  3. Without as a preposition:

    Not doing or not having done something.

    Examples:

    "He likes to eat everything without sharing."

    "He shot without warning anyone."

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