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for the want of

for the want of is the alternative form of for want of.

Meaning of for want of

Preposition

for want of

  1. Because of the absence of.
    • for want of a better word
    Synonyms:
    for lack of

Questions about for the want of

What is for the want of the alternative form of?
For the want of is the alternative form of for want of.

Words near for the want of in the dictionary

  1. for the rest
  2. for the sake of
  3. for the taking
  4. for the time
  5. for the time being
  6. for the want of
  7. for the win
  8. for the world
  9. for the worse
  10. for this once
  11. for thy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: for the want of (page history and authors); for want of (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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