them Synonyms & Antonyms
Choose a meaning, then find a word that fits your sentence.
Them as a Pronoun
Those ones. Used as the direct object of a verb.
She treated them for a cold.
Used as the direct object of a verb.
She treated them for a cold.
Used as the indirect object of a verb.
She wrote them a letter.
Used as the object of a preposition.
Give it to them.
As a grammatical subject or object when joined with a conjunction.
[...] and now them and the Goo Goo Dolls are playing together.
Used in isolation or apposition, or as the complement of the copula (be).
Who was there? —Them.
A single person, previously mentioned, whose gender is unknown, irrelevant, or non-binary. Used as the direct object of a verb.
If a student has an inappropriate question, whatever you do, do not berate them.
They; those.
I know it seems unfair, but them's the rules.
(plural) Those ones.
(singular) Him, her, or it; that one.
Them as a Noun
Synonym of they (“a non-binary person”).
Them as a Determiner
Those.
Gimme two of them yellow ones.
Them in a Sentence
She treated them for a cold.
She wrote them a letter.
Give it to them.
[...] and now them and the Goo Goo Dolls are playing together.
Who was there? —Them.
Who did this? —Them. They did it. (or:) It was them. They did it.)
Who did that? —(It was) not them: I was watching them the whole time.
If a student has an inappropriate question, whatever you do, do not berate them.
If one of my patients calls, please bring them their dinner.
If someone comes and asks for the ticket, just give it to them.
I know it seems unfair, but them's the rules.
Them's the breaks.
Gimme two of them yellow ones.
Word Forms & Grammar
them (third-person, personal pronoun, objective case of they)
them (plural thems)
them
Words That Rhyme With Them
Origin of Them
From Middle English þem, from Old Norse þeim.
Quick Facts About Them
| Part of speech | pronoun, noun, determiner |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈðɛm/ |
| Meaning | Those ones. Used as the direct object of a verb |
| Plural | thems |