Phrase guide

forasmuch as

conj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • UK: /fɒɹəzˈmʌtʃ æz/

1

conj

Meaning 1

Inasmuch as, because, since.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: as, given that, seeing that, as long as, because, being, being as, being that, due to the fact that, for, for that, forasmuch as, forthy, forwhy, in regard, in that, inasmuch as, now that, on account of, since, sith, sithence, when, ∵

Antonyms: none provided

2

conj

Meaning 2

So far as; with regard to so much as.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.