one way or another
Definition
B2 in some way that is not stated: Everyone at the party was related (in) one way or another.Ways of achieving things B2 in any way that is possible: These bills have to be paid one way or another. We have to make a decision one way or another about what needs to be done.Ways of achieving things
(Definition of one way or another from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- Abstaining and refraining
- Acting and acts
- Avoiding action
- Becoming better
- Cancelling and interrupting
- Competing and contending (non-sporting)
- Coping and not coping
- Delaying and wasting time
- Describing the leading position
- Efficient and effective
- Expressions telling people to hurry up
- Failing and doing badly
- Failures
- Getting involved for one's own benefit or against others' will
- Hesitating
- Higher and lower points of achievement
- Hurrying and doing things quickly
- Making progress and advancing
- Making things better
- Performing a function
- Potential
- Reacting and responding
- Repeating an action
- Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling
- Success and achievements
- Successful (things or people)
- Surpassing in quality or number
- Taking part and getting involved
- Trying and making an effort
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one pronoun (I/ME)
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one step forward, two steps back idiom
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one swallow doesn't make a summer idiom
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one thing leads to another idiom
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one too many idiom
- one way or another idiom
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one, two, etc. down, one, two etc. to go. idiom
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one-armed bandit noun
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one-dimensional adjective (BORING)
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one-dimensional adjective (MEASURE)
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one-handed adverb, adjective
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Synonyms and related words:
- a means to an end idiom
- actively adverb
- another determiner, pronoun (DIFFERENT)
- approach noun (DEALING WITH)
- avenue noun (POSSIBILITY)
- basis noun (METHOD)
- channel noun (COMMUNICATING)
- device noun (METHOD)
- mean noun (METHOD)
- medium noun (METHOD)
- modus operandi noun
- one-handed adverb, adjective
- open sesame noun
- path noun (ACTIONS)
- pattern noun (WAY)
- resort noun (ACTION)
- ways and means idiom
- what's the drill for sth? idiom
- whereby adverb, conjunction
- workings noun (OPERATION)
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