CAUSATION Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

causation

noun

kȯ-ˈzā-shən

as in cause

someone or something responsible for a result presented data that supports the thesis that poverty is the primary causation of crime

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Recent Examples of causation This response only makes sense on surface level and has the causation backward. —

Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026 Grounding researchers describe this as a form of electrical disconnection from the natural world that may be contributing to the rise in chronic inflammatory conditions — a framing worth including without overstating causation. —

Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026 Rush’s dominance in the fan vote, however, was more correlation to their Rock Hall induction than causation. —

Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2026 The contest over causation goes to parents’ simultaneous senses of responsibility and helplessness about their children’s fates. —

Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for causation

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cause

Noun

Multiple investigations at the state and local level are underway to unravel the full cause of the near disaster.

— Jason Henry, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
The staff responds to between 50 and 70 strandings annually, and the typical cause of death is pneumonia, Rust says.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026