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Synonyms for lest

Adjective

1. fifty, 50, l, cardinal (vs. ordinal)
usage: being ten more than forty

Adverb

1. lest
usage: for fear that; "she tiptoed lest her mother should hear her"
2. lest
usage: that (after verbs explicitly expressing fear etc.); "he worried lest he should be late"
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