THESAURUS

Lest Thesaurus

For fear that; that not; in order to prevent something from happening; in case.

Synonyms for Lest

Depending on context, synonyms include before.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include avoid, before, bogles, else, least, unless.

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Possible synonyms include before.

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