as yet

1. 1.

   used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time

   “So far he hasn't called”

   “the sun isn't up yet”

   Synonymsso farthus farup to nowhithertoheretoforeyettil nowuntil now

Questions about as yet

What does as yet mean?

as yet means "used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time".

What is another word for as yet?

Close synonyms include so far, thus far, up to now, hitherto, heretofore. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is as yet a common word?

as yet is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.