through

In and out

Through‘s core idea involves space combined with movement from one side to another: Did you come through Durango to get here?

Through applies metaphorically to time in the same way: All through my childhood I had allergies.

Through also indicates the means or agency by which something is done or happens: Through the management’s neglect, the company ended up in bankruptcy.

Anyone or anything that completes a process can be said to go through it: The circuit boards pass through hundreds of stages of production.

connection

link

Point of connection

medium · via · means · instrument · vehicle · channel · interface · pathway · relay · transmission

passage

tunnel

Enclosed underground route

gateway · portal · archway · opening · conduit · duct · shaft · passageway · hallway · aisle

movement

traverse

Move across an area

  • transitMovement between places
  • crossPass from side to side
  • passMove beyond or decline

penetrate · pierce · permeate · navigate · journey · travel · progression · advance · migration · circulation

continuous

nonstop

Without pause or break

span · entire · whole · complete · ongoing · sustained · persistent · steady · constant · continuous

transparent

clear

Without obstruction or fog

  • translucentPermitting diffused light passage
  • glassTransparent solid from sand
  • sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous

diaphanous · gossamer · gauze · cellophane · window · pane · visibility · transparent · lucid · crystal

completion

finished

Brought to an end

concluded · finalized · over · ended · fulfilled · resolved · settled · closure · outcome · result

thorough

comprehensive

Including all elements

systematic · in-depth · scrupulous · complete · intensive · extensive · rigorous · painstaking · careful · precise

Categories
Opposites
path/trajectory

througharound

In the vicinity

over · bypassing · under · past · beside

completion status

throughunfinished

Not yet complete

incomplete · ongoing · continuing · uncompleted · undone

continuity

throughinterrupted

Broken mid-course

broken · intermittent · stopping · halted · paused

Phrases
Family

throughout, breakthrough, get through, throughput, throughway, follow-through, muddle through, throughline, push through

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G