Many words or phrases can be used to set up an explanation. The most common is because (or “because of”), but others have their uses. Here are alternatives and a discussion of their uses and their merits.
1. As: As is a direct synonym for because (for example, “He opted not to go see the movie, as it had gotten poor reviews”), but it’s inferior.
2. As a result of: This phrase is a substitute for “because of,” not because, as in “As a result of his intervention, the case was reopened and they were ultimately exonerated.”
3. As long as: This informal equivalent of because is used to express the thought that given that one thing is occurring or will occur or is true, another is possible, in such statements as “As long as you’re going, could you pick some things up for me?”
4. Being as (or being as how or being that): This phrase has the same sense — and the same formality — as “as long as.”
5. Considering that: This phrase is essentially identical in meaning to “as long as” and “being as” and its variants.
6. Due to: Like “as a result of,” “due to” is a preposition, rather than a conjunction like because, and is used in place not of because alone but instead of “because of.” It applies specifically to an explanation of why something occurred or will or will not occur, as in “Due to the large number of applications, we cannot respond individually to each applicant.”
7. For: This substitute for because is reserved for poetic usage, as in “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”
8. Inasmuch as: This phrase is a very formal equivalent of because, as in “Inasmuch as his account has been discredited, I wouldn’t believe anything else he says.”
9. In view of the fact that: This phrase is identical in sense to “inasmuch as.”
10. Now that: This phrase informally connotes cause and effect, as in “Now that you’re here, we can proceed.”
11. Out of: This phrase applies to explanations of emotion or feeling — for example, “She asked out of compassion” or “Out of spite, I refrained from passing the message along.”
12. Owing to: This phrase is equivalent to “due to”; the two choices are more formal than “because of.”
13. Seeing that: This phrase is identical to “considering that.”
14. Since: This alternative to because is informal and is considered inferior because since primarily refers to elapsed time and the usage might be confused, as in “Since it had rained, we didn’t need to water the garden”; the reader might not realize until reading the second half of the sentence that the sense is causal rather than temporal.
15. Thanks to: This equivalent of “because of,” despite the wording, can apply to either a positive or a negative outcome; “Thanks to your meddling, we’re receiving much unwanted attention” demonstrates the latter sense.
16. Through: Through is a preposition; it takes the place of “because of,” as in “Through the efforts of these charities, the city’s homeless services have been reinstated.”
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246 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ bɪkˈʌz ɒv], [ bɪkˈʌz ɒv], [ b_ɪ_k_ˈʌ_z ɒ_v]
Related words: because of a, because of b, because of c, because of d, because of e
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n.
• due to (noun)
- due.
• on account of (noun)
- account.
• Other relevant words: (noun)
- a battery.
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prep.
• Other relevant words: (preposition)
- through,
- by the agency of,
- as a result,
- by virtue of,
- by means of,
- in consequence of,
- With,
- in virtue of,
- Via,
- as a consequence,
- by dint of,
- with the help of,
- at the hand of,
- by reason,
- through the medium of.
• through (preposition)
- using,
- per,
- for,
- by.
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Other synonyms:
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- virtue.
• Other relevant words:
- fiat,
- fire up,
- sexual morality,
- inevitably,
- compensate,
- needs,
- away,
- regularize,
- pursuit,
- news report,
- thought,
- moral excellence,
- whole,
- aspect,
- redress,
- arsenic,
- done,
- veneration,
- consider,
- entirely,
- followers,
- arouse,
- justly,
- viewing,
- decree,
- story,
- romaine,
- referable,
- orderliness,
- put,
- concern,
- sight,
- decently,
- reverence,
- awaken,
- care,
- awe,
- panorama,
- ordination,
- prescribe,
- reckon,
- regulate,
- flop,
- ground,
- victimisation,
- gild,
- grounds,
- intellect,
- position,
- heat,
- explanation,
- inflame,
- order of magnitude,
- range,
- history,
- regard,
- grade,
- reasonableness,
- proper,
- of necessity,
- good,
- argue,
- ignite,
- score,
- wholly,
- chase,
- rightfield,
- describe,
- rightfulness,
- through with,
- good manners,
- account statement,
- come alive,
- parliamentary procedure,
- consecrate,
- ordering,
- rectify,
- catch,
- virtuousness,
- victimization,
- invoice,
- waken,
- all,
- reason out,
- persuasion,
- merit,
- monastic order,
- past,
- correct,
- astatine,
- fearfulness,
- rouse,
- ripe,
- tell,
- accounting,
- ordinate,
- therein,
- one,
- wake up,
- chastity,
- opinion,
- perspective,
- lodge,
- rescript,
- through and through,
- place,
- powerful,
- decent,
- report,
- calculate,
- right field,
- vista,
- rationality,
- society,
- sentiment,
- survey,
- dictate,
- right hand,
- properly,
- subsequently,
- later,
- govern,
- edict,
- write up,
- afterwards,
- totally,
- undermentioned,
- wake island,
- cosine,
- romaine lettuce,
- mighty,
- answer for,
- atomic number 33,
- give thanks,
- see,
- correctly,
- dread,
- parliamentary law,
- completely,
- equally,
- aftermath,
- right on,
- afterward,
- enjoin,
- say,
- set up,
- every bit,
- take in,
- imputable,
- scene,
- arrange,
- aright,
- atomic number 85,
- mightily,
- revere,
- holy order,
- horizon,
- rules of order,
- business relationship,
- purview,
- altogether,
- right wing,
- ordain,
- regularise,
- cause,
- veracious,
- venerate,
- awake,
- purchase order,
- chronicle,
- eyeshot,
- next,
- stir up,
- rank,
- bill,
- prospect,
- guild,
- right-hand,
- ascribable,
- later on,
- club,
- exploitation,
- understanding,
- look at,
- backwash,
- fright,
- social club,
- watch,
- conclude,
- rate,
- needfully,
- in this,
- aside.
• Other relevant words (noun):
- Considering,
- owing to,
- wake,
- subsequent to,
- dextrose equivalent,
- resulting from,
- for the sake of,
- in consideration of,
- due to,
- in that,
- be means of,
- in light of,
- after,
- as regards,
- by way of,
- in view of,
- thank,
- by reason of,
- following,
- as a result of,
- taking into account,
- thanks to,
- reason,
- on account of,
- amount of the,
- view,
- owe,
- for the reason that,
- for sake of,
- owed to.
How to use «Because of» in context?
Words can’t express how grateful I am to have both, my parents and my sister by my side. because of them, I have a network of family and friends I can lean on when things get tough. I wouldn’t be the person I am today without all of their encouragement, love and support.
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Many words or phrases can be used to set up an explanation. The most common and really REALLY overused one is “because”. Please encourage your child to stop using that word in his school compositions if he wants to score a little bit higher.
Here are 12 alternatives to replace “because” and their merits.
1. As
“As” is a direct synonym for “because” (for example, “He decided not to go see the movie, as he found out his nemesis was going as well”), but it’s not exactly much better.
2. As a result of
This phrase is a substitute for “because of”, not because, as in “As a result of his insatiable appetite, all the dishes on the table were wiped clean within seconds.”
3. As long as
This informal equivalent of “because” is used to express the thought that given that one thing is occurring or will occur or is true, another is possible, in such statements as “As long as you’re going to the supermarket, could you help me buy 5 watermelons?”
4. Being as (or being as how or being that)
This phrase has the same sense — and the same formality — as “as long as”.
5. Considering that
This phrase is essentially identical in meaning to “as long as” and “being as” and its variants.
6. For
This substitute for “because” is reserved for poetic usage, as in “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”
7. Now that
This phrase informally connotes cause and effect, as in “Now that Mrs Tan here, we can submit our homework.”
8. Out of
This phrase applies to explanations of emotion or feeling — for example, “She asked out of compassion” or “Out of spite, I refrained from passing the message along.”
9. Seeing that
This phrase is identical to “considering that.”
10. Since
“Since” primarily refers to elapsed time, as in “Since it had rained, we didn’t need to water the garden.”
11. Thanks to
This equivalent of “because of,” despite the wording, can apply to either a positive or a negative outcome; “Thanks to your involvment, the teacher is now watching our every move” demonstrates the latter sense.
12. Through
Through is a preposition; it takes the place of “because of,” as in “Through the efforts of the teachers, all the students did well in the final year exams.”
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- as a consequence
- as a result
- at the hand of
- by
- by dint of
- by means of
- by reason
- by the agency of
- by virtue of
- for
- in consequence of
- in virtue of
- per
- through the medium of
- using
- via
- with
- with the help of
On this page you’ll find 20 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to because of, such as: as a consequence, as a result, at the hand of, by, by dint of, and by means of.
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How to use because of in a sentence
And now, twenty-four hours and more must pass, because-of not looking at his watch!
FIVE TALESJOHN GALSWORTHY
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
WORDS RELATED TO BECAUSE OF
- as a consequence
- as a result
- at the hand of
- because of
- by
- by dint of
- by means of
- by reason
- by the agency of
- by virtue of
- for
- in consequence of
- in virtue of
- per
- through the medium of
- using
- via
- with
- with the help of
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