becauseWordReference English Thesaurus © 2026Sense: Conjunction: for a given reason - sometimes followed by 'of'Synonyms:
'cause (informal),
'cos (UK, informal),
since Collocations,
as Collocations,
for (formal or literary),
due to,
seeing Collocations,
seeing that,
seeing as,
seeing as how,
being as how,
on the grounds that,
in view of the fact that,
given that,
considering Collocations,
considering that,
owing to,
on account of,
for the reason that
'because' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
--- because - English Only forum
, <as> because of resentment or estrangement - English Only forum
, because - English Only forum
"," because - English Only forum
... because he "poo pooed" him ... - English Only forum
... because I'd forgotten where I (had?) parked it - English Only forum
... <because, since> the writing is often smudged ... - English Only forum
... brought to justice on/for/due to/because of - English Only forum
... but, because ... - English Only forum
... choose either of the jackets because I found neither ... - English Only forum
... Experts are 'in post' because .... - English Only forum
... or - [ellipses / em dash after 'because'] - English Only forum
... travel to Europe <because, since> he hoped to find ... - English Only forum
... was shut because of flooding last night but has since reopened, - English Only forum
..., because the band did not play as it ... - English Only forum
……because, it is - English Only forum
...And well he might have cut himself with his razor because.... - English Only forum
...because he knows <what time it is> - English Only forum
...because of her fringe - English Only forum
...because the exam [<will><would>] vs. [<has><had>] vs. [<is><was>]... [reported speech] - English Only forum
...because there were so/such few houses - English Only forum
...because they <had> arrived to find her already dead. - English Only forum
...because time wasn't ready for the first one. - English Only forum
...because you <hadn't given> him <a><the> bonus that you <had promised> you... - English Only forum
...is being moved from ... in part because... - English Only forum
"...the greater because..." - English Only forum
...they <had put> him in my class because he <is having> difficulties with literacy. - English Only forum
...was now good because I had seen... [past perfect] - English Only forum
..is not merely because of my curiosity, but because of/but - English Only forum
'and that was because' vs 'because' - English Only forum
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