fors and againsts

UK/ˈfɔːzən(d)əˈɡɛnsts/US/ˈfɔɹzən(d)əˈɡɛnsts/

noun

pros and cons

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Meanings

nounfors and againsts pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlypros and cons

    We talked at length of the fors and againsts of each service [...]

    2007, Ray Dousset, Rotor in the Green
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    I was privy to all the fors and againsts, I was the friend to whom he confided his hopes and plans, [...]

    1817, Jane Austen, Persuasion

    If the fors and againsts of any course of action were not so intrinsically mixed, [...]

    1892, Rhoda Broughton, Mrs. Bligh

    As with his preface, Kang short-circuits the intellectual fors-and-againsts of aid-giving [...]

    2012, Helena Grice, Asian American Fiction, History and Life Writing: International Encounters

Synonyms & antonyms

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pros and cons
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APA

fors and againsts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fors%20and%20againsts

MLA

“fors and againsts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fors%20and%20againsts. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fors and againsts,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fors%20and%20againsts.

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