If English is not your first language, you may not know that there are lots of words that you can use instead of ‘because’. This is important, since using ‘because’ too often in your written work can make it seem stilted or repetitive.
By comparison, varying word choice can make your work easier to read and more engaging. Today, we’re going to share several synonyms for ‘because’ that will make your work look more academic.
Synonyms for ‘Because’
Let’s start with an example sentence:
Marjorie was angry because the moles kept digging up her garden.
Here, we could use several words and phrases instead of ‘because‘:
Marjorie was angry due to the moles that kept digging up her garden.
Marjorie was angry on account of the moles that were digging up her garden.
Notice that you need to adjust the sentence slightly to suit the alternative words used.
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Other Options
Another way to get round the use of ‘because’ is to rearrange the sentence:
The way the moles kept digging up Marjorie’s garden made her very angry.
Here, we have reversed the elements of the sentence and used the word ‘made’ to indicate the relationship between Marjorie’s anger and the moles in her garden. This can be a good way of varying your sentence structure.
You could also try the following variations:
The moles dug up Marjorie’s garden, making her very angry.
The moles dug up Marjorie’s garden and made her very angry.
The moles dug up Marjorie’s garden, which made her very angry.