by reason of
On account of
By reason of means because of or due to—a formal way of attributing cause: The case was dismissed by reason of insanity.
The phrase appears mainly in legal and official contexts where plain "because of" would sound too casual.
It emphasizes the logical or formal basis for something rather than mere circumstance.
- due toIndicates causation
- on account ofExpressing cause or reason
- owing toCaused by, attributed to
- thanks toBecause of someone's contribution
- for the sake ofIn interest of
for · as · by dint of · by means of · since · by virtue of · seeing that · in view of · in light of · on the grounds that · considering · as a result of · as a consequence of · given that · given · on the basis of · in the wake of · grounds
- Cause Wordsowing to, thanks to, as a result of, on account of, given that
by reason ofdespite
In spite of
in spite of · notwithstanding · regardless of · irrespective of · for all
reason, because, reasoning, reasonable, reasonably, unreasonable, reasoned, unreasonably, unreasoning