CAUSED Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

caused

verb

past tense of cause

as in created

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) the ice storm caused a massive power outage

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Recent Examples of caused The storm system that caused historic flooding in West Virginia Tuesday into Wednesday and wreaked havoc from the Ohio Valley to the East Coast will linger across Virginia and the Southeast through the end of the week. — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026 Torrential rains caused flash floods that swamped homes, washed out bridges and led to water rescues in West Virginia, authorities said. — ABC News, 23 July 2026 The court also could seek restitution for damages caused by the fire and civil liability for the fire suppression costs. — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026 France’s new ban against minors using social media comes as several families in the country have sued TikTok, alleging that the app has caused a rise in teenage suicides, the Associated Press reported. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026 The White House alleged that Moonshot improperly used Nvidia chips and Anthropic’s Fable model to create Kimi K3, whose advanced capabilities caused a US tech selloff last week reminiscent of the DeepSeek shock. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 22 July 2026 As the judgement was handed down, Justice Elizabeth Raper stated that MacInnes had failed to establish that the matter caused, or was likely to cause, serious harm. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026 Cyclosporiasis, caused by the parasite cyclospora, is rarely spread person to person. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026 The driver of a semi truck who caused an eight-vehicle collision on the 10 Freeway in Ontario that killed three people has been sentenced to four years and eight months in state prison. — Seamus Bozeman, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for caused

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Along the way, some businesses failed while others became neighborhood institutions that, collectively, created a place where almost every storefront seemed to have a story behind it.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
Melanie Barcenas and Gia Corley created difficult tests for Dickey.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026

Definition of created

Verb

The apartments brought thousands of new residents, many with the disposable income developers and national retailers covet.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
Knight brought both belts into the ring, distracting the referee by throwing the world title in the ring.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of brought

Verb

This would be consistent with the idea that this volcano is fueled by stably residing mantle melts as opposed to transient magmas generated by subduction or hotspots.

— Refractor, Refractor, 27 July 2026
Rumors have been swirling around the details of the third entry in the Black Panther series for years — many of them generated by members of the film’s high-profile cast.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 July 2026

Definition of generated

Verb

The influx of moisture and that storm system’s stalling front have already produced bands of rain in eastern Tennessee, southern Virginia and northern North Carolina.

— Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
The Odyssey are being produced by Insight Editions for late summer and fall releases.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of produced

Verb

Meanwhile, the Ebola virus, which is the most common out of the three, induced the 2014-2016 outbreak, considered the deadliest in Congo's history.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Unable to orientate myself, the slightest drift induced vertigo, like when a plane banks with all the cabin windows closed.

— Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026