Cause Synonyms and Antonyms
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An underlying principle
(Noun)
Synonyms:
- reason
- basis
- motive
- incitement
- inducement
- mainspring
- determinant
- antecedent
- occasion
- causation
- object
- purpose
- explanation
- prime-mover
- a priori
- motive-power
- apriority
- ultimate cause
- casus-belli
- causa finalis
- justification
- causality
- ground
- campaign
- causal agent
- matter
- element
- determinism
- stimulation
- etiology
- instigation
- fountainhead
- foundation
- genesis
- crusade
- wherefore
- incentive
- the why and wherefore
- drive
- origin
- provenance
- source
- teleology
- movement
- causal agency
- effort
The origin or source, thought of as the cause
(Noun)
A belief
(Noun)
A person who brings about a result
(Noun)
Synonyms:
A goal or set of interests served with dedication
(Noun)
Synonyms:
To be the cause
(Verb)
Synonyms:
- induce
- bring about
- bring on
- occasion
- give-rise-to
- generate
- precipitate
- effect
- effectuate
- originate
- make
- provoke
- prompt
- lead to
- bring
- kindle
- agency
- agent
- aim
- basis
- belief
- business
- call
- ingenerate
- case
- concern
- conviction
- create
- spell
- devise
- trigger
- do
- disease
- give occasion to
- encompass
- engender
- lie at the root of
- espouse
- foment
- result in
- be at the bottom of
- goal
- ideal
- bring to pass
- secure
- instigate
- stimulate
- key
- lawsuit
- sow the seeds of
- set off
- let
- mainspring
- malady
- breed
- stir
- motive
- move
- movement
- touch off
- object
- origin
- have
- principle
- produce
- promote
- purpose
- reason
- root
- source
- spur
- stir-up
- suit
- get
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
Words Related to Cause
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