Antonyms for again again

Grammar : Adj, adv, noun

Spell : uh-gen, uh-geyn

Phonetic Transcription : əˈgɛn, əˈgeɪn

Definition of again again

Origin : late Old English agan, from earlier ongean "toward, opposite, against, in exchange for," from on "on" (see on) + -gegn "against, toward," compounded for a sense of "lined up facing, opposite," and "in the opposite direction, returning." For -gegn, cf. Old Norse gegn "straight, direct;" Danish igen "against;" Old Frisian jen, Old High German gegin, German gegen "against, toward," entgegen "against, in opposition to."
In Old English, eft was the main word for "again" (see eftsoons), but this often was strengthened by ongean, which became the principal word by 13c. Norse influence is responsible for the hard -g-. Differentiated from against 16c. in southern writers, again becoming an adverb only, and against taking over as preposition and conjunction, but again clung to all senses in northern and Scottish dialect (where against was not adopted).

As in again and again : adj often
As in much : adv greatly, a lot
As in often : adv frequently
As in repeatedly : adv over and over again
As in frequently : adv commonly, repeatedly
As in time after time : noun over and over

Example sentences :

Again—again—that weird shriek, followed by a whir and flap of wings.
Extract from : « Vendetta » by Marie Corelli

He was relieved when the thought occurred to him to ask her to meet him again—again when they both were calmer.
Extract from : « How It All Came Round » by L. T. Meade

Again—again, and a smoking hell wreathed the noble buildings so that it was no longer possible to see them.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 » by Various

Again—again thy voice, reminding me that I am wasting the "midnight oil."
Extract from : « A Bell's Biography » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Synonyms for again again

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