Synonyms and antonyms of Conjunctions in British Thesaurus

albeit (conjunction)

formal used for introducing a comment that slightly changes or reduces the effect of what you said before it

although (conjunction)

used for introducing a statement that makes your main statement seem surprising

although (conjunction)

used for introducing a statement that makes what you have just said seem less true or less likely

and (conjunction)

used between words, phrases etc in order to connect them together

and/or (conjunction)

used for saying that either or both of two situations are possible

assuming (conjunction)

if: sometimes used for emphasizing that something may not be true

causal (adjective)

linguistics a causal conjunction such as ‘because’ introduces a statement describing the cause of something

’cause (conjunction)

informal a way of writing ‘because’ that shows how it sounds in informal speech

conjunction (noun)

linguistics a word such as ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘because’, or ‘when’ that joins words, groups, phrases, and sentences. For example in the sentence ‘The police have not revealed the details and we don’t know when they will’, ‘and’ and ‘when’ are conjunctions.

coordinating conjunction (noun)

a conjunction such as ‘and’, ‘or’, ‘but’, or ‘plus’, that joins words, groups, clauses of equal importance (coordinate clauses), and sentences. For example in the noun group ‘old men and women’, ‘and’ is a coordinating conjunction. In the sentence ‘Our team lost, but it was a great day out’, ‘but’ is a coordinating conjunction.

correlative (adjective)

linguistics two words that are correlative are often used together but not usually used next to each other. For example, ‘either’ and ‘or’ are correlative conjunctions.

cos (conjunction)

Britishinformal a way of writing ‘because’ that shows how it sounds in informal speech

cuz (conjunction)

Americaninformal a way of writing ‘because’ that shows how it sounds in informal conversation

directly (conjunction)

British as soon as

if (conjunction)

used for introducing a situation that may happen or may be real, especially when talking about its results

if (conjunction)

used for introducing a situation or condition that must exist before something else happens

if (conjunction)

used for introducing a situation that does not exist now and is unlikely or impossible, especially when talking about its imaginary results

if (conjunction)

used for introducing a situation that might have existed in the past but did not exist, especially when talking about what its results might have been

if (conjunction)

used for introducing a situation that always has the same result, meaning, or effect

if (conjunction)

used in indirect questions that ask whether something is true

if (conjunction)

used when talking about something that is not certain

if (conjunction)

used for introducing the reason that you think someone may want to know something

if (conjunction)

used for saying how you feel about the possibility that something may happen or be true

if (conjunction)

used when expressing an opinion about an imagined situation

if (conjunction)

used when politely asking someone to do something or when asking for permission to do something

if (conjunction)

used when politely trying to add something to a conversation or discussion

if (conjunction)

used for introducing a remark that makes your description seem slightly less positive or certain

if (conjunction)

used for referring to something that someone may have noticed, before explaining the reason for it

if (conjunction)

used for suggesting that something may possibly be more or less, better or worse etc than you have stated

if (conjunction)

spoken used for introducing a negative expression to emphasize that you think something is very surprising or shocking

if only ()

used for saying that when something good happens, it may only be for a limited purpose, time etc

inasmuch as (conjunction)

formal used for adding a comment that explains or makes clearer what you have just said

inasmuch as (conjunction)

formal used for adding a comment that limits what you have just said

in case (mainly American)

mainly American if

insofar as (conjunction)

formal used for talking about the degree to which something happens, or the situation in which something happens

lest (conjunction)

formal in case something unpleasant happens

’n’ (conjunction)

informal a way of writing ‘and’ that shows how it sounds in informal conversation

nor (conjunction)

used after a negative statement when adding another negative statement

or (conjunction)

used for connecting possibilities or choices. In a list, ‘or’ is usually used only before the last possibility or choice

or (conjunction)

used for including someone or something else in a negative statement

or (conjunction)

used between two similar numbers for showing that you do not know what the exact number is

or (conjunction)

used for saying what will happen if someone does not do something

or (conjunction)

used for introducing a comment that corrects or adds more information to what you have just said

or (conjunction)

used when you are trying to show that something must be true, by saying that the situation would be different if it was not true

provided (conjunction)

only if a particular thing happens or is done

providing (conjunction)

only if a particular thing happens or is done

seeing as/that ()

used for giving the reason why you are saying something

subordinating conjunction (noun)

a conjunction such as ‘because’, ‘while’, ‘although’, or ‘in case’ that begins a subordinate clause and connects it to an independent clause or other unit in the sentence. For example in the sentence ‘I refused to comment because I didn’t have all the facts’, ‘because’ is a subordinating conjunction.

unless (conjunction)

used for saying that if something does not happen, something else will happen or be true as a result

whence (adverb)

literary used for introducing the result of a fact that has just been stated

whence (adverb)

an old or literary word meaning ‘from where’

whensoever (adverb)

literary used for emphasis to mean ‘whenever’

whereas (conjunction)

legal because of a particular fact that has been considered

whereat (conjunction)

very formal an old word meaning ‘as a result of the action that has been mentioned’

wherefore (adverb)

an old word meaning ‘because of the fact that has just been referred to’

wherefore (adverb)

an old word used for asking why

wherein (adverb)

literary in the place, situation, statement etc that has been referred to

whereof (adverb)

an old word meaning ‘of or about the thing that has been referred to’

whereon (adverb)

an old word meaning ‘on the thing or place that has been referred to’

wheresoever (adverb)

literary used for emphasis to mean ‘wherever’

whereupon (conjunction)

literary used for showing that something happens just after or because of something that has been mentioned

whether (conjunction)

used when someone does not know which of two possibilities is true

whether (conjunction)

used when someone can choose between two possibilities

whether (conjunction)

used for saying that it does not matter which of two possibilities is true, because the situation will be the same

while (conjunction)

at a moment during the time that something is happening

while (conjunction)

at the same time that something is happening

while (conjunction)

formal used for saying that although you accept that something is true, there are also doubts or facts that you cannot ignore

whilst (conjunction)

Britishformal while