without

Plural: withouts

Adv

Outside, externally.
Lacking something; failing.
Without a condom being worn.

Prep

Outside of, beyond.
Not having, containing, characteristic of, etc.
Not doing or not having done something.

Conj

Unless, except (introducing a clause).

Noun

The exterior or outer part of a place or area.

Examples

Being from a large, poor family, he learned to live without.
He likes to eat everything without sharing.
He shot without warning anyone.
I was without formal education but was well read and articulate.
It was a mistake to leave my house without a coat.
There was no help from WITHOUT; he had to solve the puzzle with his own letters.
We've run out of bread; you'll have to do without until I can get to the bakeshop.
Whose can be used with a following noun or without.
Without noticing it I grew old.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English withoute, withouten, from Old English wiþūtan (literally “against the outside of”). Compare Dutch buiten (“outside of, without”), Danish uden (“without”), Swedish utan (“without”), Norwegian uten (“without”). By surface analysis, with- + out.
Superseded non-native Middle English sauns, sans (“without”), from Old French sans, sanz, senz (“without”).

Synonyms

-free, -less, lacking, minus, outwith, sans, w/o, with no

Antonyms

characteristic of, endowed with, having, with, within

Scrabble Score: 13

without: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
without: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
without: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

without: valid Words With Friends Word