Meanings
adverbthen again (not comparable)
- idiomaticinformalnot comparableFrom another point of view; on the other hand; on second thought; again.
I think I'll take three pairs of shoes. Then again, I only plan to stay two days.
Synonyms: there again
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbFrom another point of view; on the other hand; on second thought; again.
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adverb(contrastive) from another point of view
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 另一方面
- 另一方面 (lìngyīfāngmiàn)from another point of view
Danish ved nærmere eftertanke, og dog
- ved nærmere eftertankefrom another point of view
- og dogfrom another point of view
Finnish toisaalta
- toisaaltafrom another point of view
Hungarian viszont, másrészt
- viszontfrom another point of view
- másrésztfrom another point of view
- másfelőlfrom another point of view
- ellenbenfrom another point of view
- jobban átgondolva/belegondolva/meggondolvafrom another point of view
Māori tēnā ko tēnei
- tēnā ko tēneifrom another point of view
Polish z drugiej strony
- z drugiej stronyfrom another point of view
Portuguese contudo, até porque
- contudofrom another point of view
- até porquefrom another point of view
Turkish bir daha düşündüm de, yine de
- bir daha düşündüm defrom another point of view
- yine defrom another point of view
Welsh eto i gyd
- eto i gydfrom another point of view
Cite this entry
APA
then again. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/then%20again
MLA
“then again.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/then%20again. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “then again,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/then%20again.
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