But for
In the absence of and but for are semantically related. In some cases you can use "In the absence of" instead a preposition phrase "But for".
In the absence of
But for and in the absence of are semantically related. You can use "But for" instead a preposition phrase "In the absence of".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- saving and but for
- saving and in the absence of
- excluding and but for
- excluding and in the absence of
- short of and but for
- short of and in the absence of
- without and but for
- without and in the absence of
- minus and but for
- minus and in the absence of
- apart from and but for
- apart from and in the absence of
- notwithstanding and but for
- notwithstanding and in the absence of
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In the absence of and But for. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/but_for/in_the_absence_of
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