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Since vs Inasmuch_as - What's the difference?

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Since is a synonym of inasmuch_as.


As conjunctions the difference between since and inasmuch_as

is that since is from the time that while inasmuch_as is because of the fact that; since.

As an adverb since

is from a specified time in the past.

As a preposition since

is from (time).

since

English

Adverb

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  • From a specified time in the past.

    • Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • From (time).
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    Antonyms
    * until

    Conjunction

    (English Conjunctions)
  • From the time that.
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  • Because.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
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  • (obsolete) When or that.
  • * (William Shakespeare)
    • Do you remember since we lay all night in the windmill in St. George's field?

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    inasmuch_as

    English

    Conjunction

  • because of the fact that; since
    • Inasmuch as I already know you, I shall call you Jim, not James.
  • to the extent that; insofar as
    • You will improve, only inasmuch as you practise.

    Synonyms

    * (to the extent that) insofar as, in that