Synonyms for cause
kɔzcause

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1. causeverb

   because

   The lightning caused thunder.

   Synonyms:
   reason, source

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1. cause

   The efficient cause, that which makes anything to be or be done, is the common meaning of the word, as in the saying "There is no effect without a cause." Every man instinctively recognizes himself acting through will as the cause of his own actions. The Creator is the Great First Cause of all things. A condition is something that necessarily precedes a result, but does not produce it. An antecedent simply precedes a result, with or without any agency in producing it; as, Monday is the invariable antecedent of Tuesday, but not the cause of it. The direct antonym of cause is effect, while that of antecedent is consequent. An occasion is some event which brings a cause into action at a particular moment; gravitation and heat are the causes of an avalanche; the steep incline of the mountain-side is a necessary condition, and the shout of the traveler may be the occasion of its fall. Causality is the doctrine or principle of causes, causation the action or working of causes. Compare DESIGN; REASON.

   Synonyms:
   actor, agent, antecedent, author, causality, causation, condition, creator, designer, former, fountain, motive, occasion, origin, originator, power, precedent, reason, reason, source, spring

   Antonyms:
   consequence, creation, development, effect, end, end, event, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, product, result

   Preposition:
   The cause of the disaster; cause for interference.

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1. causenoun

   Synonyms:
   source, origin, producer, agent, creator, purpose, inducement, reason, account, principle, motive, object, suit, action

   Antonyms:
   effect, result, accomplishment, end, production, issue, preventive

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1. causenoun

   events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

   "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"

   Synonyms:
   causal agency, reason, lawsuit, movement, suit, crusade, drive, effort, causa, causal agent, grounds, campaign, case

2. cause, reason, groundsnoun

   a justification for something existing or happening

   "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"

   Synonyms:
   ground, suit, intellect, causal agency, yard, crusade, drive, effort, causa, evidence, case, campaign, reasonableness, movement, curtilage, reason, rationality, grounds, lawsuit, understanding, causal agent

3. campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effortnoun

   a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

   "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"

   Synonyms:
   political campaign, motility, driveway, thrust, exertion, case, reason, movement, apparent motion, private road, exploit, elbow grease, motion, attempt, causal agent, driving force, move, apparent movement, grounds, front, bowel movement, driving, bm, causa, military campaign, travail, crusade, trend, feat, endeavour, drive, parkway, social movement, sweat, safari, ride, run, campaign, drift, try, hunting expedition, effort, causal agency, lawsuit, endeavor, suit

4. causal agent, cause, causal agencynoun

   any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results

   Synonyms:
   reason, effort, lawsuit, suit, movement, causal agency, grounds, crusade, causa, causal agent, campaign, drive, case

5. lawsuit, suit, case, cause, causaverb

   a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

   "the family brought suit against the landlord"

   Synonyms:
   crusade, type, font, instance, pillow slip, case, reason, courting, eccentric, guinea pig, fount, casing, character, event, grounds, subject, example, drive, courtship, causa, suit of clothes, slip, compositor's case, wooing, caseful, grammatical case, causal agent, face, showcase, vitrine, movement, display case, campaign, sheath, typeface, typesetter's case, effort, causal agency, lawsuit, suit, pillowcase, shell

6. cause, do, makeverb

   give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

   "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

   Synonyms:
   wee-wee, take, hit, bring in, construct, draw, stool, have, lay down, piddle, hold, piss, act, constitute, do, earn, reach, answer, make believe, micturate, get to, make water, shit, defecate, get along, arrange, name, pass water, practice, execute, stimulate, behave, progress to, create, crap, practise, take a shit, pretend, cook, gain, dress, ready, serve, establish, suffice, realize, make out, coiffure, make up, perform, give, attain, pull in, set, induce, form, pee, make, wee, ca-ca, get, prepare, coiffe, take in, score, build, coif, throw, arrive at, pee-pee, relieve oneself, spend a penny, puddle, take a crap, clear, produce, exercise, nominate, come, take a leak, urinate, fare, manage, work, fix, realise, seduce

7. induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, makeverb

   cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

   "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

   Synonyms:
   pee-pee, take, hit, bring in, make, construct, mystify, experience, provoke, draw, stool, stupefy, have, lay down, piddle, hold, become, sustain, ready, pose, piss, receive, constitute, crap, scram, pass water, do, consume, go, stimulate, sire, drive, engender, get to, hasten, shit, fix, pay back, suffer, spend a penny, stick, seduce, make water, set about, bring forth, get down, arrive, name, pretend, cook, incur, deliver, wee-wee, gain, make up, contract, excite, grow, induct, attain, dumbfound, beat, start, set out, birth, micturate, realize, create, arrest, accept, develop, shake, give, bring, bewilder, pull in, perk up, induce, form, reach, buzz off, catch, defecate, pee, let, feature, obtain, beget, rush, flummox, wee, ca-ca, arouse, get, generate, prepare, capture, have got, find, amaze, mother, baffle, take a shit, score, start out, convey, build, vex, give birth, aim, throw, perplex, arrive at, bring on, make believe, gravel, begin, relieve oneself, fetch, stir, father, bear, get under one's skin, energise, energize, puddle, take a crap, puzzle, clear, produce, earn, establish, own, nominate, acquire, come, progress to, take a leak, pay off, brace, possess, bugger off, urinate, ingest, take in, work, shake up, realise, nonplus, commence

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1. set off

   according to adelaide, south australia advertiser braingains crossword set off is to cause

   his actions were to cause a domino effect

   Submitted by anonymous on February 17, 2023  

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1. causenoun

   Synonyms:
   origin, original, source, spring, mainspring

2. causenoun

   Synonyms:
   ground, reason, motive, consideration, account, inducement, incentive, incitement, efficient cause

3. causenoun

   Synonyms:
   purpose, object, aim, final cause

4. causenoun

   Synonyms:
   effort, undertaking, enterprise

5. causenoun

   Synonyms:
   (Law.) suit, action, case, trial

6. causeverb

   Synonyms:
   produce, create, originate, occasion, give rise to, bring into existence

7. causeverb

   Synonyms:
   effect, bring about

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1. causenoun

   Synonyms:
   origin, source, motive, incitement, inducement, incentive

   Associated words:
   ætiology, etiology, teleology, etiological, causation, causative, causality

2. causeverb

   Synonyms:
   occasion, induce, effect, originate

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1. List of paraphrases for "cause":

   causes, reason, provoke, causing, case, result, issue, causa, lead, source, question, inflict, owing, induce, due, wreak, origin, trigger, utilities, because, create, caused, undertakings, generate, stake, reasons, entail, produce

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How to use cause in a sentence?

1. Ryan Mauro:

   Current arguments over terrorist recidivism upon release from Gitmo focus vary based on what it means to ‘rejoin’ the terrorist cause, the rate is lower if you only consider those who went back to physical fighting and it is higher if you include those who rejoined terrorist groups. But we often miss another factor: What about those who use their rock star status to radicalize without engaging in violence? We must remember this is an ideological war.

2. Avi Nissenkorn:

   We need to cause shockwaves here.

3. Craig Robinson:

   I do think there is some cause for concern if you are someone like Walker or Bush, both are well known, and have been labeled front-runners in the race prior to the debate.

4. Joe Robinson:

   It’s like when you’re hanging out with somebody and that person starts yawning — within a couple seconds you’re doing the same thing, mirror neurons are there because they’re a bonding tool. They’re supposed to help bring us together. But in the case of stress, well, they cause problems.

5. Dimitri Christakis:

   From the data we have available so far it still seems that Omicron doesn't cause serious illness in children and the good news is that children over five can get vaccinated and vaccination does proffer a significant amount of protection.