English

Conjunction

Sense: for the reason that

Synonyms

• as
• as long as(idiomatic)
• because
• being(obsolete)
• being as(informal, nonstandard)
• being that
• due tothe 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)

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