Definition for Cause:

• That which produces anything or event.

Synonyms for Cause:

• n.

  •
  • beginning,
  • charity.
  •
  • excuse,
  • problem.
  •
  • alienate,
  • doer.
  •
  • conviction,
  • creed,
  • faith,
  • principles,
  • belief.
  •
  • motivation.
  •
  • call.
  •
  • secure,
  • lead to.
  •action (noun)
  • prosecution.
  •aim (noun)
  • ideal,
  • objective,
  • goal,
  • purpose,
  • plan,
  • object.
  •beginning (noun)
  • germ.
  •belief; undertaking for belief (noun)
  • intention,
  • movement,
  • attempt.
  •bottom (noun)
  • mainspring.
  •cause (noun)
  • effectuation,
  • compunction,
  • causa,
  • origination,
  • drive,
  • motivator,
  • evocation,
  • compulsion,
  • suit,
  • inspiration,
  • generation,
  • execution,
  • enforcement,
  • elicitation,
  • have,
  • effort,
  • campaign,
  • causal agency,
  • causal agent,
  • stimulate,
  • get.
  •causes (noun)
  • catalyst,
  • engine,
  • base,
  • invitation,
  • influence,
  • contributor.
  •fountain (noun)
  • Well-spring.
  •obligation (noun)
  • obligation.
  •reason (noun)
  • why and wherefore.

• v.

  •compel (verb)
  • daunt,
  • press,
  • propel,
  • nag,
  • mandate,
  • bulldoze,
  • galvanize,
  • browbeat,
  • intimidate,
  • dictate,
  • pressure,
  • stress,
  • bully,
  • push,
  • oblige,
  • foment,
  • goad,
  • impel,
  • incite,
  • compel,
  • spark,
  • urge,
  • coerce,
  • hijack.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • docket,
  • delinquency,
  • outreach,
  • consumerism,
  • patronize,
  • nullity,
  • collectivism,
  • philanthropic,
  • warrant,
  • pamphleteer,
  • liability,
  • philanthropy,
  • pretext,
  • reversion,
  • assignment,
  • proceedings,
  • ulterior motive,
  • legal action,
  • hearing,
  • anarchism,
  • notarized,
  • antidisestablishmentarianism,
  • inquest,
  • appeal,
  • remand,
  • bail,
  • surety,
  • assign,
  • unloose,
  • internationalism,
  • militarism,
  • handout,
  • inasmuch as,
  • humanitarian,
  • liberalism,
  • inflict,
  • mitigation,
  • committal,
  • Ingenerate,
  • said,
  • effectuate,
  • donation,
  • donate,
  • pacifism,
  • why.
  •
  • liberal,
  • precipitate,
  • story,
  • touch off,
  • encouragement,
  • repel,
  • relief,
  • transmit,
  • inflame.
  •
  • sense.
  •
  • sponsor.
  •
  • loose.
  •
  • spread.
  •begin
  • establish,
  • give birth to,
  • set up,
  • initiate,
  • set in motion,
  • set about,
  • get going,
  • introduce.
  •carry out
  • DO.
  •draw out
  • elicit.
  •effect
  • carry through,
  • get to.
  •influence
  • leaven.
  •require
  • insist upon.
  •work up
  • muster up,
  • work up.

Paraphrases for Cause:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, base form
    arouse.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    best, better, owing, causative, attributable, affected.
  • Proper noun, singular
    situations, Cas, prompts, Leaves, drags, draws, claims, sets, Does, case, cases, reasons.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    brothers, case, stake, ground, owing, factor, causative, sake, thing.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    are, AM, generate, .because, entail, owing, constitute, arise.
  • Verb, base form
    lay, generate, cases, instigate, effects, stimulate, reasons, entail, impose, constitute, arrange, factor, arise, prompt, be.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    Caused, causing, issue.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    causing, consequence, motive, causality, etiology, culprit, infliction, issue.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    issue, incur.
  • Verb, base form
    inflict, wreak, issue, incur.

Antonyms for Cause:

• n.

  • agent, originator
    discouragement, outgrowth, conclusion, neglect, issue, outcome, finish, result, product, thoughtlessness, development, effect, consequence, fruit.
  • belief; undertaking for belief
    end.
  • Other antonyms:
    event, upshot, creation, sequence, sequel, resultant, side effect, repercussion, ramification, denouement.

• v.

  • bring into being; bring about
    delay, keep, impede, repress, deter, hinder, obstruct, stop, destroy, close, block, hide, halt, prevent, cover, discourage, ruin.

Homophones for Cause:

• cars, Coz, KAUS, KAAS.

Hypernym for Cause:

• n.

  • event
    antecedent, factor, aetiology, producer, mutagenesis, etiology.

• v.

  • communication
    encourage, persuade, bring, obligate, let, oblige, instigate, solicit, prompt, suborn, decide, inspire, compel, lead.
  • creation
    effectuate, incite, effect, spawn, influence, pioneer, call forth, occasion, facilitate, evoke, kick up, provoke, propel, prompt, initiate, engender, determine, motivate, move, shape, breed, force, actuate, make, impel, set up, mold, regulate.

Hyponym for Cause:

• n.

  • communication
    justification.
  • event
    origin, origination, inception.

• v.

  • creation
    create, make.