Related Words for cause

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reason
/x
Noun, Verb
case
/
Verb, Noun, Verb, Adjective
grounds
/
Adjective, Noun
stimulate
/xx
Noun, Verb
lawsuit
/x
Verb, Noun
induce
x/
Noun, Verb
have
/
Verb, Verb, Noun
do
/
Noun, Verb, Noun, Adverb
movement
/x
Adverb, Noun
effort
/x
Noun, Noun, Verb
campaign
x/
Verb, Noun, Verb
make
/
Verb, Verb, Noun
get
/
Noun, Verb, Noun
crusade
x/
Noun, Noun, Verb
drive
/
Verb, Noun, Verb
suit
/
Verb, Noun, Verb
causa
/x
Verb, Verb
exacerbate
x/xx
Verb
aggravate
/xx
Verb
suffer
/x
Verb
effect
x/
Noun
alleviate
x/xx
Verb
harm
/
Noun
consequence
/xx
Noun
provoke
x/
Verb
contribute
x/x
Verb
affect
x/
Verb
reduce
x/
Verb
benefit
/xx
Noun
preventable
x/xx
Adjective
incite
x/
Verb
lead
/
Noun
eliminate
x/xx
Verb
cure
/
Noun
impact
x/
Noun
trigger
/x
Noun
culprit
/x
Noun
detriment
/xx
Noun
avoid
x/
Verb
mitigate
/xx
Verb
result
x/
Noun
resolve
x/
Noun
detrimental
xx/x
Adjective
damage
/x
Noun
concern
x/
Noun
increase
x/
Noun
minimize
/xx
Verb
decrease
x/
Noun
manifest
/xx
Adjective
aggravation
xx/x
Noun
hurt
/
Noun
overcome
/xx
Verb
diminish
x/x
Verb
malfunction
x/x
Noun
happen
/x
Verb
hinder
/x
Verb
fight
/
Noun
sustain
x/
Verb
relieve
x/
Verb
instability
xx/xx
Noun
probable
/xx
Adjective
problem
/x
Noun
possibly
/xx
Adverb
abate
x/
Noun
expose
x/
Verb
potential
x/x
Noun
hindrance
/x
Noun
consequent
/xx
Adjective
annoy
x/
Verb
impediment
x/xx
Noun
obviate
/xx
Verb
disturb
x/
Verb
ameliorate
x/xx
Verb
predispose
xx/
Verb
solve
/
Verb
instigate
/xx
Verb
underlying
xx/x
Adjective
disruption
x/x
Noun
bring
/
Verb
delay
x/
Noun
matter
/x
Noun
curse
/
Noun
child
/
Noun
casualty
/xxx
Noun
peril
/x
Noun
trouble
/x
Noun
accident
/xx
Noun
insult
x/
Noun
danger
/x
Noun
irritant
/xx
Noun
fault
/
Noun
misfortune
x/x
Noun
misery
/xx
Noun
ill effect
/x/
Phrase, Noun
mischief
/x
Noun
shame
/
Noun
ruin
/x
Noun
accident of birth
/xx//
Phrase, Noun
brunt
/
Noun
horrible
/xx
Adjective
poison
/x
Noun
side effect
/x/
Phrase, Noun
disaster
x/x
Noun
scourge
/
Noun
burden
/x
Noun
death
/
Noun
calamity
x/xx
Noun
demon
/x
Noun
disadvantage
xx/x
Noun
contraindication
x/x/x
Noun
disappointment
xx/x
Noun
portent
/x
Noun
evil
/x
Noun
impulsive
x/x
Adjective
sour
/x
Adjective
bad seed
//
Phrase, Noun
aversive
x/x
Adjective
risk
/
Noun
bad luck
//
Phrase, Noun
fatal
/x
Adjective
displeasure
x/x
Noun
drawback
/x
Noun
contaminant
x/xx
Noun
grievance
/x
Noun
blame
/
Noun
ruination
/x/x
Noun
occupational hazard
xx/xx/x
Name, Name
fallout
/x
Noun
anger
/x
Noun
objection
x/x
Noun
dent
/
Noun
disqualification
xxxx/x
Noun
one of those things
////
Phrase, Noun
disease
x/
Noun
nuisance
/x
Noun
affliction
x/x
Noun
afflicting
x/x
Adjective
penalty
/xx
Noun
situation
xx/x
Noun
cancer
/x
Noun
loss
/
Noun
virus
/x
Noun
preventive
x/x
Adjective
discredit
x/x
Noun
ulterior motive
x/xx/x
Phrase, Noun
fate
/
Noun
bane
/
Noun
culpa
/x
Noun
bad news
//
Phrase, Noun
setback
/x
Noun
thing
/
Noun
embarrassment
x/xx
Noun
unfairness
x/x
Noun
disincentive
xx/x
Noun
wrongdoing
/xx
Noun
demerit
x/x
Noun
despair
x/
Noun
proximate
/xx
Adjective
championing
/xxx
Verb
etiology
xx/xx
Verb
assignable
x/xx
Adjective
espouse
x/
Verb
initiate
x/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
commonest
/xx
Adjective
alarm
x/
Noun
lost
/
Adjective
plead
/
Verb
correctable
x/xx
Adjective
treatable
/xx
Adjective
rejoicing
x/x
Verb
discoverable
x/xxx
Adjective
martyr
/x
Noun
infertility
xx/xx
Noun
account
x/
Noun, Verb
aetiology
/x/xx
Noun
affair
x/
Noun
agent
/x
Noun
aim
/
Noun, Verb
answer
/x
Noun, Verb
antecedent
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
are
/
Noun
argument
/xx
Noun, Verb
arise
x/
Verb, Noun
arouse
x/
Verb
arrange
x/
Verb, Noun
arrangement
x/x
Noun
ask
/
Verb, Noun
attract
x/
Verb
attributable
x/xxx
Adjective
azo
/x
Noun, Adjective
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
background
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
basis
/x
Noun
be
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
because
x/
Adverb
become
x/
Verb
behalf
x/
Noun
breed
/
Noun, Verb
business
/x
Noun, Adjective
call forth
//
Phrase, Verb
candidacy
/xxx
Noun
candidature
/xx/
Noun
career
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
carry
/x
Verb, Noun
catalyst
/xx
Noun
category
/xxx
Noun
causal
/x
Adjective, Noun
causality
x/xx
Noun
causation
x/x
Noun
causative
/xx
Adjective, Noun
challenge
/x
Noun, Verb
change
/
Noun, Verb
chat
/
Noun, Verb
choice
/
Noun, Adjective
claim
/
Noun, Verb
compel
x/
Verb
competency
/xxx
Noun
component
x/x
Noun, Adjective
connection
x/x
Noun
consent
x/
Noun, Verb
constitute
/xx
Verb, Noun
context
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
contributory
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
cos
/
Noun
counterintuitive
xxx/xx
Adjective
create
x/
Verb, Adjective
descent
x/
Noun
description
x/x
Noun
destiny
/xx
Noun
destroy
x/
Verb
detail
x/
Noun, Verb
determine
x/x
Verb
deterrent
x/x
Noun, Adjective
deus ex machina
/x/x/x
Phrase, Noun
dialogue
/xx
Noun, Verb
difficulty
/xxx
Noun
dispute
x/
Noun, Verb
doubt
/
Noun, Verb
drags
/
Verb
due
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
electioneering
xxx/x
Noun
element
/xx
Noun, Verb
elicit
x/x
Verb, Adjective
enable
x/x
Verb
encourage
x/x
Verb
endeavor
x/x
Noun, Verb
endeavour
x/x
Noun, Verb
engender
x/x
Verb
engine
/x
Noun, Verb
entail
x/
Verb, Noun
enterprise
/xx
Noun, Verb
establish
x/x
Verb
event
x/
Noun, Verb
evoke
x/
Verb
example
x/x
Noun, Verb
excuse
x/
Noun, Verb
explanation
xx/x
Noun
factor
/x
Noun, Verb
favour
/x
Noun, Verb
feminism
/xxx
Noun
first cause
//
Phrase, Noun
floor
/
Noun, Verb
foment
/x
Verb, Noun
font
/
Noun, Verb
force
/
Noun, Verb
form
/
Noun, Verb
generate
/xx
Verb
give
/
Verb, Noun
goal
/
Noun, Verb
good
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
hand
/
Noun, Verb
help
/
Verb, Noun
ideal
x/
Adjective, Noun
ignite
x/
Verb
impel
x/
Verb
imply
x/
Verb
impose
x/
Verb, Noun
incentive
x/x
Noun, Adjective
incur
x/
Verb
inducement
x/x
Noun
industry
/xx
Noun
inflict
x/
Verb
infliction
x/x
Noun
influence
/xx
Noun, Verb
inspire
x/
Verb
into
x/
Noun
involve
x/
Verb
irritate
/xx
Verb
issue
/x
Noun, Verb
jeopardy
/xx
Noun, Verb
justification
xxx/x
Noun
kick up
//
Phrase, Verb
know
/
Verb, Noun
let
/
Verb, Noun
light
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
litigation
xx/x
Noun
manipulator
x/xxx
Noun
mean
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
melt
/
Verb, Noun
motif
x/
Noun
motivate
/xx
Verb
motivation
xx/x
Noun
motive
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
move
/
Verb, Noun
nature
/x
Noun, Verb
objective
x/x
Noun, Adjective
obvious
/xx
Adjective
occasion
x/x
Noun, Verb
occult
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
occur
x/
Verb
operator
/xxx
Noun
opportunity
xx/xx
Noun
option
/x
Noun, Verb
order
/x
Noun, Verb
origin
/xx
Noun
original
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
originate
x/xx
Verb
outrun
x/
Verb, Noun
literally
/xxx
Adverb
expression
x/x
Noun
sorta
/x
Adverb
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
collocation
xx/x
Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
anymore
xx/
Adverb
chunk
/
Noun, Verb
cluster
/x
Noun, Verb
vernacular
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
standard
/x
Adjective, Noun
tell
/
Verb, Noun
dialect
/xx
Noun
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb