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prepositionSynonyms & Antonyms of for
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for
conjunctionSynonyms of for (Entry 2 of 2)
for the reason that
- the bill should be listed as paid, for I mailed it in on time
Synonyms for for
- 'cause,
- as,
- as long as,
- because,
- being (as or as how or that)
- [chiefly dialect],
- considering,
- inasmuch as,
- now,
- seeing,
- since,
- whereas
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“For.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/for. Accessed 23 Jul. 2021.
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