Synonyms of for goodness' sake
9 similar words
Another word for for goodness' sake is for God's sake. Other synonyms of for goodness' sake are for Christ's sake, Jesus Christ!, Christ almighty!, for fuck's sake and FFS.
Synonyms and similar words for for goodness' sake
prepositional phraseUsed to express frustration, exasperation, annoyance.
- for God's sakeAn exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience.
- for Christ's sakeUsed to express surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration.
- Jesus Christ!
- Christ almighty!
- for fuck's sakeAn expression of anger or frustration.
- FFS
- for crying out loudUsed to express frustration, exasperation, or annoyance.
- for Pete's sakeUsed to express frustration, exasperation, annoyance.
- for the love of GodAn expression of exasperation, usually while making a request.
Meaning of for goodness' sake
- prepositional phrase Used to express frustration, exasperation, annoyance.
- prepositional phrase Used to express surprise or amazement.
- prepositional phrase Used for emphasis.
Questions about synonyms of for goodness' sake
- What is another word for for goodness' sake?
- For goodness' sake has 9 synonyms on Word.ws, such as for God's sake, for Christ's sake, Jesus Christ!, Christ almighty!, for fuck's sake, FFS, for crying out loud and for Pete's sake.
- What does for goodness' sake mean?
- For goodness' sake means used to express frustration, exasperation, annoyance.
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