in order not to

Synonyms

lest

Antonyms

for to

Examples

I am an optimist, unrepentant and militant. After all, in order not to be a fool an optimist must know how sad a place the world can be. It is only the pessimist who finds this out anew every day. Peter Ustinov

The line between normal and crazy seemed impossibly thin. A person would have to be an expert tightrope walker in order not to fall. Augusten Burroughs

We live not in order to eat, but in order not to know what we feel like eating. Anton Chekhov

See and believe, and in order not to make a mistake, touch. Colombian Proverb

The goats pasture with bells hanging from their necks in order not to stray. Kikuyu Proverb

If we blink the eyes in order not to see a wicked person, how shall we be able to see a good person? Xhosa Proverb

Words in the phrase

in order not to

Close letter words and terms

in optimum conditions in order in order for in order of magnitude in order that in order to