Nearby Words
be-cause
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | conjuction, preposition |
| Definition: | on account of |
| Synonyms: | as, as a result of, as long as, as things go, being, by cause of, by reason of, by virtue of, considering, due to, for, for the reason that, for the sake of, in as much as, in behalf of, in that, in the interest of, in view of, now that, on the grounds that, over, owing to, seeing, since, thanks to, through, whereas |
| Main Entry: | for |
| Part of Speech: | conjunction |
| Definition: | in consequence of the fact that |
| Synonyms: | as, as long as, because, being, considering, inasmuch as, now, since, whereas |
| Main Entry: | whereas |
| Part of Speech: | conjunction |
| Definition: | when in fact |
| Synonyms: | because, considering, since, though, when, while |
| Main Entry: | inasmuch as |
| Part of Speech: | conjunction |
| Definition: | in view of the fact that |
| Synonyms: | because, insofar as, making allowance for, seeing that, since, while |
| Main Entry: | whereas |
| Part of Speech: | conjunction |
| Definition: | inasmuch as |
| Synonyms: | although, as, because, considering that, forasmuch as, insomuch as, since, though, while |
| Main Entry: | so |
| Part of Speech: | conjunction |
| Definition: | in such a manner |
| Synonyms: | accordingly, afterward, apparently, because, consequently, ergo, exact, hence, indeed, likewise, quite, sic, similarly, then, therefore, thus, too, true, very, well |
| Main Entry: | since |
| Part of Speech: | adverb, conjunction, preposition |
| Definition: | in the time past; because |
| Synonyms: | after, afterward, ago, already, as, because, considering, for, from, hence, later, now, past, subsequently, therefore, whereas |
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