Synonyms of because of

because of

preposition

as in with

as the result of

I was late for work because of the snowstorm, which made driving a nightmare

Synonyms & Similar Words

• with
• due to
• owing to
• on account of
• through

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of because of

Pearsall came back to play five games before missing the wild-card playoff game in Philadelphia because of knee and ankle injuries. — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

In Anthropic's case the evaluation machines simply had live internet access because of a misconfiguration between Anthropic and its evaluation partner, Irregular, that neither party knew about. — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

That leap of faith was possible largely because of Snehalaya, a local nonprofit. — Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026

Mata gained the admiration of John Wooden because of his playing style. — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026