Synonyms for in the interest of
- 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
- for the sake of
- in as much as
- in behalf of
- in that
- in view of
- now that
- on the grounds that
- over
- owing to
- seeing
- since
- thanks to
- through
- whereas
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WORD ORIGIN
"to cause to be interested," c.1600, earlier interesse (1560s), from the noun (see interest (n.)). Perhaps also from or influenced by interess'd, past participle of interesse.
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR IN THE INTEREST OF
because
conjuctionon account offor
prepositionin consideration of- after
- as
- beneficial to
- concerning
- conducive to
- during
- for the sake of
- 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 spite 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
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.