Definitions

for the sake of

Part of Speech:

All (2) Conjunction (1) Preposition (1)

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because conj.
for prep.

CONJUNCTION

because

Synonyms

WEAK

as as a result of as long as as things go being by cause of by reason of by virtue of considering due to for for the reason that in as much as in behalf of in that in the interest of in view of now that on the grounds that over owing to seeing since thanks to through whereas

PREPOSITION

for

Synonyms

WEAK

after as beneficial to concerning conducive to during in contemplation of in exchange for in favor of in furtherance of in order to in order to get in place of in pursuance of in the direction of in the interest of in the name of notwithstanding on the part of on the side of pro supposing to to counterbalance to go to to the amount of to the extent of toward under the authority of with a view to with regard to with respect

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for the sake of

Even now, I struggle to do things for myself that aren’t for the sake of optimization.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

“In enterprises, there are no magic solutions outside of hiring great people to work with the customers,” Winkler said, adding, “Wonderful doesn’t hire for the sake of hiring.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Michele McPhail attended the first Lilith Fair with her friends in 1997 — not for the sake of women’s lib, but to get over a guy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

In an interview which aired on Sunday, the mother-of-one said she was determined to live for the sake of her baby daughter.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Or the people could have united in larger and more disciplined social units for the sake of ambitious group efforts that no loosely organized tribal society would have been able to achieve.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

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