Synonyms for

Nineteenth

Verb / ˈnaɪˈnti:nθ / Another word for nineteenth — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

coming after the eighteenth in a series

Synonyms & similar words

th 19th fifteenth sixteenth seventeenth eighteenth twentieth twenty-first twenty-second twenty-third twenty-fourth twenty-fifth twenty-sixth twenty-seventh twenty-eighth twenty-ninth thirteenth fourteenth twelfth eleventh tenth

Antonyms

first early initial primary original foremost

Common collocations

  • nineteenth century
  • nineteenth amendment
  • nineteenth hole
  • nineteenth birthday
  • nineteenth of May
  • nineteenth chapter
  • nineteenth century novel

Word family

adjective nineteenth

Usage note

Nineteenth is an ordinal number. It is often used to refer to a specific century or a position in a sequence.

Example sentences

  1. I am in the nineteenth grade.
  2. The nineteenth amendment gave women the right to vote.
  3. My grandmother was born in the nineteenth century.
  4. There are nineteen candles on the cake for his nineteenth birthday.
  5. I am the nineteenth person in line.

Quotes

  • The nineteenth century was completely lacking in logic, it had cosmic terms and hopes, and aspirations, and discoveries, and ideals but it had no logic.
  • The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not.
  • The nineteenth century was a turning point in history but the upheavals of the twentieth century eclipsed it.

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