“cause”

Definitions

• noun

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

  Synonyms: accomplish, achieve, act, action, activity, agency, agent, ambition, antecedent, aspiration, author, basis

  • Example:“They are trying to determine the cause of the crash.”

• noun

  a justification for something existing or happening

  Synonyms: reason, grounds

  • Example:“He had no cause to complain.”
  • Example:“They had good reason to rejoice.”

• noun

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

  Synonyms: campaign, crusade, drive, movement, effort

  • Example:“He supported populist campaigns.”
  • Example:“They worked in the cause of world peace.”

• noun

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

  Synonyms: causal agent, causal agency

• noun

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

  Synonyms: lawsuit, suit, case, causa

  • Example:“The family brought suit against the landlord.”

• verb

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

  Synonyms: do, make

  • Example:“cause a commotion”
  • Example:“make a stir”