inasmuch as

American  

[in-uhz-muhch uhz, az] / ˌɪn əzˈmʌtʃ əz, ˌæz /

conjunction

1. in view of the fact that; seeing that; since.

2. insofar as; to such a degree as.

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inasmuch as British  

/ ˌɪnəzˈmʌtʃ /

conjunction

1. in view of the fact that; seeing that; since

2. to the extent or degree that; in so far as

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inasmuch as Idioms  

1. Also, insomuch as.

2. Since, because of the fact that, as in Inasmuch as I have to go anyhow, I'll pick up the book for you , or Insomuch as they are friends, we can seat them together . The first usage dates from the late 1300s, the second from the late 1400s.

3. Also, insofar as . To the extent or degree that, as in You will become a good pianist only inasmuch as you keep practicing , or He's lost interest insomuch as he has stopped attending church altogether , or Insofar as this is a temporary measure, we can't complain . [Late 1500s]

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Usage

What are other ways to say inasmuch as? The conjunction inasmuch as means “in view of the fact that” or “seeing that.” Do you know when to use inasmuch as, as, since, for, and because? Learn more on Thesaurus.com. 

Etymology

Origin of inasmuch as

1250–1300; Middle English in as much ( e ) as

Example Sentences

Thomas Jefferson famously observed: “The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them; inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth.”

From The Wall Street Journal

An amazing fact, inasmuch as Scotland produced the first important book review: the Edinburgh Review, founded in 1802.

From The Wall Street Journal

You could almost feel their plea, inasmuch as they didn’t engage with the law nearly as much as the other briefs, they just wanted to make that simple point, which Katyal opened with, and which several of the justices then echoed their attacks—there’s no mystery.

From Slate

How I would put it is: In terms of the idea that they can just do anything they want and they can do even more—it’s not entirely clear that is actually factually true, inasmuch as that they’re kind of already doing everything they want.

From Slate

To state the obvious, the court would have created a daunting task for itself if it had ruled for the unions, inasmuch as so many horses—approximately 75,000 of them, at last and possibly final count—are already halfway out of the barn, merely by virtue of having clicked Resign in response to Musk’s “Fork in the Road” email.

From Slate