whereas
359
3.5
- subordinating conjunction
- /ˈwɛrˌæz/
- Formal
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- Nineteen percent of the teachers report worsening behavior in the single-gender classroom, whereas 70% report improved behavior.
- whereas others
- whereas another study
- whereas rates
It's doing like some guesswork, whereas this is using real, real math.
- It's doing like some guesswork, whereas this is using real, real math.
- And you know, those processes are long, whereas podcasts are.
Examples
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Goodreads and Shelfari both have large groups of teen users, whereas LibraryThing skews more toward an adult literary community.
Academic text (2011) -
You might use a phrase with one patient and get the desired result, whereas another will take offense.
Academic text (2011) -
Now, this S means supply, whereas this S down here means saving, OK.
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I'll see you next week... ...whereas Steve never wants to see you again.
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The drink was cold now, but that was what she needed, whereas before she'd needed something hot.
Fiction book (1993) -
Some drugs have a narrow range, whereas others have a wide therapeutic range.
Academic text (2011) -
Highly connected hospitals may affect or be affected by more hospitals, whereas relatively isolated hospitals may have little impact.
Academic text (2011) -
Notably, cities are growing in size whereas rural populations are shrinking.
Academic text (2011) -
Public colleges receive this subsidy largely through government appropriations, whereas private colleges rely more heavily on endowments.
Academic text (2011) -
Public colleges receive this subsidy largely through government appropriations, whereas private colleges rely more heavily on endowments.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Introducing a statement that contrasts with what came before
∞
2.6
Shows a contrast with what was said before
∞
1.0
Shows a contrast with what was said before
∞
1.0
Instead of that, say or do something different
357
2.8
Shows a different idea from what you said before
149
3.5
Shows that something happens or is true despite what was said
42
4.6
To introduce a statement that shows the opposite of what was just said
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Whereas comes from the two simple words where and as, so imagine it as a small link that puts two ideas side by side to show a difference. So, when you use whereas you mean 'on the other hand' or 'while', comparing one thing with another.