Thesaurus:cause

English

Noun

Sense: the reason for an event or action

Synonyms
  • basis
  • cause
  • genesis
  • germ (figurative)
  • origin
  • principle
  • reason
  • root (figurative)
  • source
Antonyms
Hyponyms
Various

See also

Further reading

  • “153. cause” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
  • “cause” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
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