Thesaurus:because

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

• even though    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• assuming
• as long as (idiomatic)
• if
• if and only if
• only if
• provided
• provided that
• providing
• so long as (idiomatic)

See also

• Thesaurus:because of
• Thesaurus:cause
• Thesaurus:therefore

Further reading

• “155. attribution” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “because” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.