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Synonym Collection v1.1
| Main Entry: | cause |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Synonyms: | aprioristic, conducive, endogenous, etiological, evangelistic, exogenous, spontaneous, teleological |
Synonym Collection v1.1
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | cause |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | That which produces an effect. |
| Synonyms: | antecedent, occasion |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | cause |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | A basis for an action or a decision. |
| Synonyms: | ground, motivation, motive, reason, spring |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | cause |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | That which provides a reason or justification. |
| Synonyms: | call, ground, justification, necessity, occasion, reason, wherefore, why |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | cause |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | A goal or set of interests served with dedication. |
| Synonyms: | crusade |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Synonym Collection v1.1
| Main Entry: | cause |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Synonyms: | a priori, apriority, casus belli, causa finalis, causality, determinant, determinism, etiology, fountainhead, genesis, incentive, incitement, inducement, mainspring, motive, origin, provenance, source, teleology |
Synonym Collection v1.1
Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | cause |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | To be the cause of. |
| Synonyms: | bring, bring about, bring on, effect, effectuate, generate, induce, ingenerate, lead to, make, occasion, result in, secure, set off, stir, touch off, trigger |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Synonym Collection v1.1
| Main Entry: | cause |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Synonyms: | agency, agent, aim, basis, belief, bring about, bring on, business, call, case, concern, conviction, create, devise, disease, effect, effectuate, encompass, engender, espouse, foment, give rise to, goal, ideal, induce, instigate, key, lawsuit, let, mainspring, malady, motive, move, movement, object, occasion, origin, originate, precipitate, principle, produce, promote, prompt, provoke, purpose, reason, root, source, spur, stir up, suit |
Synonym Collection v1.1
Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | lawsuit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | A legal proceeding to demand justice or enforce a right. |
| Synonyms: | action, case, instance, suit |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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