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Synonyms for for

  • conjunction
  • preposition

Most common

to because given that seeing that in as much as since

All synonyms

Conjunction

because, to, given that, seeing that, in as much as, on account of, since, in order to, as formal dated, forasmuch as dated, sith dated

Preposition

after, because of, out of, in favor of US, in favour of UK

Antonyms

at, contra, ageym

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Definitions

  1. conj. 1

    Because.

    I had to stay with my wicked stepmother, for I had nowhere else to go.

  2. prep. 1

    Towards; in the direction of.

    The astronauts headed for the moon.

Related words

Word family
forasmuch forsooth forwhy
Phrases
do for call for except for care for save for as for go for look for

Choose the right word

For or Of?

Babies babble for the moon; the crowd babbles of a hero; the sick man babbles of home.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • to You can't expect me to always think of everything!
  • because "Why aren't you going?" "Because I don't want to."
  • since It has been three years since I came to live here.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
forsteady
tosteady
becausesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

2 letters
to1, as1
4 letters
sith
5 letters
after2, since1
7 letters
because2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (after2 = 2 syllables).