them

The other ones

Them is the objective form of they.

You use it to refer to two or more people that you have already named so that you don’t have to repeat their name or names: Please give this to Todd and Kim when you see them.

pronoun
people
Humans as a group
folksPeople in general
individualsSeparate, distinct people
personsIndividual humans, plural
others · group · ones · humans · beings · souls · members · characters · parties · somebody

otherness
outsiders
Those not belonging
strangersPeople unknown to you
foreignersPeople from elsewhere
aliensBeings from other worlds
outcasts · out-group · marginalized · excluded · different · unfamiliar · other side · opposition · minorities · underdogs

collective
masses
Bulk or populace
crowdLarge public gathering
populaceInhabitants of a place
publicAvailable to all
society · citizenry · electorate · constituency · community · nation · folk · inhabitants · residents · denizens

antagonists
enemies
Hostile opposing parties
opponentsThose who compete against
rivalsThose who compete
adversariesThose who oppose you
foes · villains · nemeses · opposition · bad guys · aggressors · threats · troublemakers · perpetrators · wrongdoers

inclusion
belonging
State of fitting in
acceptanceConsent to receive
communityCollective of connected people
solidarityUnity among allies
unity · diversity · allyship · representation · equity · empowerment · visibility · recognition · affirmation · validation

Categories
TH Wordsthe, this, that, then, than
pronounsI, me, him, he, my
function wordsa, an, the, and, or
gender-neutralMx., ze, em, neopronouns, nonbinary
third personhe, she, it, him, her
Deixisthis, that, here, now, then

Opposites
speaker/hearer vs. third party reference
themus
We, as object
we · me · I · ourselves · myself
in-group vs. out-group identity
themus
We, as object
we · one of us · proletariat · the people · comrades
number
themhim
Male object pronoun
her · it

Phrases
there isPhrase indicating existence
there arePhrase stating existence
there werePast presence indicated
over thereAt a distance indicated
these daysThe present period
there wasPast presence indicated

Family
they, these, there, theme, their, theirs, therefore, atheist, themselves

Familiarity: Top 100
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G