What is another word for due to?

Pronunciation: [djˈuː tuː] (IPA)

Due to is a commonly used phrase in English to indicate causality or attribution to a certain reason or circumstance. However, there are several other synonyms that you can use instead of due to such as owing to, as a consequence of, resulting from, caused by, on account of, caused by, and thanks to. Owing to is often used to mean the same as due to, and both phrases can be interchangeable in many contexts. As a consequence of and resulting from are used to indicate the after-effects of a situation or event. Caused by and on account of are used to indicate responsibility, and thanks to is used to indicate gratitude or praise. Varying your language can make your writing more interesting and engaging.

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What are the hypernyms for Due to?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Due to

  • I became a very angry person and it was all due to alcoholism.
    Christopher Atkins
  • No eulogy is due to him who simply does his duty and nothing more.
    Saint Augustine
  • Shockingly, a University of Pennsylvania study says the number of young people addicted to gambling - largely due to increased exposure to the Internet and Internet gambling - grew by an alarming 20 percent between 2004 and 2005 alone.
    Spencer Bachus
  • Discrimination due to age is one of the great tragedies of modern life. The desire to work and be useful is what makes life worth living, and to be told your efforts are not needed because you are the wrong age is a crime.
    Johnny Ball
  • Whence it is somewhat strange that any men from so mean and silly a practice should expect commendation, or that any should afford regard thereto; the which it is so far from meriting, that indeed contempt and abhorrence are due to it.
    Isaac Barrow

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