LEST Antonyms
Definition of LEST
Best Opposite Words For LEST
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| instead | adverbadv | |||||||
adverb • in place of, or as an alternative to • on the contrary | ||||||||
| notwithstanding | ||||||||
adverb • despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession) | ||||||||
| while | ||||||||
noun • a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition | ||||||||
| although | ||||||||
conjunction • Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession. • But, except. | ||||||||
| because | ||||||||
adverb • For the reason (that). • On account (of), for sake (of). • (by ellipsis) Used alone to refuse to provide a full answer a question begun with "why", usually taken as an anapodoton of the elided full phrase "Because I said so". preposition • On account of, because of. conjunction • By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that. • As is known, inferred, or determined from the fact that. • So that, in order that. | ||||||||
| for | verbv | |||||||
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| since | ||||||||
adverb • From a specified time in the past. preposition • From: referring to a period of time ending in the present and defining it by the point in time at which it started, or the period in which its starting point occurred. conjunction • From the time that. • Because. • When or that. | ||||||||
