Thesaurus:because
English
Conjunction
Sense: for the reason that
Synonyms
- as
- as long as (idiomatic)
- because
- being (obsolete)
- being as (informal, nonstandard)
- being that
- due to the fact that
- for
- for that (archaic)
- forasmuch as
- forthy
- forwhy (archaic)
- given that
- in regard (obsolete)
- in that
- inasmuch as
- now that
- on account of
- seeing that
- since [⇒ thesaurus]
- sith (obsolete)
- sithence (archaic)
- when
- ∵ (mathematics)
Antonyms
Hyponyms
- assuming
- as long as (idiomatic)
- if
- if and only if
- only if
- provided
- provided that
- providing
- so long as (idiomatic)
See also
Further reading
- “155. attribution” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “because” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.