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 second challenge is proving that the specific drugs caused the death. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026 This has caused a domino effect in which inflation rose, then borrowing costs, then mortgage rates. — Rob Wile, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026 Police said Warren punched a 15-year-old and caused a minor injury to the teen’s parent. — Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026 The Harris County Medical Examiner's office ruled her death a homicide caused by neck compression. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Good’s brother Brent Ganger said his family has waited long enough for accountability for the damage caused by ICE. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 State law allows heirs or personal representatives of people who die to file lawsuits seeking damages if the death was caused by a wrongful act or negligence. — CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 Sweeney caused a stir last year with her American Eagle advertisement focused on jeans. — Mason Leib, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 The explosion from the helicopter’s impact caused several fires involving nearby vehicles and storage containers. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for caused

Verb

While some newly prominent groups (such as those who later became known as Quakers) emphasized love, fellowship and justice, some members of other sects (like the Presbyterians) created new fears, new sins, new tests and new punishments.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Physiotherapist James Cameron created the Lift for Life resistance program to help older adults improve their strength and balance, according to My London.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of created

Verb

For some, it’s prompted by changes at work or market uncertainty.

— Angela C. Hill, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Tensions in the South China Sea escalated again Friday after a Chinese Coast Guard vessel collided with a Philippine government ship, an encounter captured on video that prompted competing accounts from Manila and Beijing.

— Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of prompted

Verb

The free cash flow generated over the past year alone is enough to repurchase 8% to 10% of shares outstanding, BofA estimates.

— Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026
Furthermore, the material senses motion by detecting the triboelectricity generated as the wearer moves against the textile.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of generated

Verb

That garden spawned an annual salsa competition, in which club employees harvest their own ingredients from the planters, make salsa at home, and bring it back to be judged.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
The series started out as a 1996 horror video game that has spawned several sequels, spinoffs and remakes, in addition to adaptation across film and TV.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of spawned

Verb

Hawaii residents are still recovering from Hurricane Lala, which produced heavy rain and winds strong enough to sweep about 100 homes off their foundations on the Big Island.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
Suppressing this same pathway produced the opposite result, limiting the ability to switch behavior, driving longer bouts of the repetitive behavior, as per the release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of produced

Verb

The strongest El Niño event in recorded is history is likely by most if not all metrics, including the Relative Oceanic Niño Index, which accounts for climate change induced warming in the calculations.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Alcantara induced flyouts from the first two batters in the ninth inning before walking Lars Nootbar.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026