Synonyms for sake

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purpose · interest · rice wine · rice beer

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Cause, interest or account.

   I hope you're right, for all our sakes!

Related words

Phrases

for pity's sake for heaven's sake for mercy's sake for sake of

Other spellings

saki UK saké

Forms

Plural

sakes → reasons, purposes, considerations, motives…

Example sentences

• purpose What is the main purpose of your studying English?
• interest The public interest was directed at his judgement.

Popularity over time

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

By length

5 letters

cause¹, score¹

6 letters

reason², behalf², motive²

7 letters

account², purpose²

8 letters

interest²

13 letters

consideration⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (reason² = 2 syllables).