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 Valiollah Hayati, deputy governor for security and law enforcement of Khuzestan Province, where Ahvaz is located, reported that a strike caused damage to nearby homes and shattered the windows of some housing units, according to IRIB. — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026 In 2025, Children’s treated 257 kids with puberty blockers and 549 with hormone therapy for gender dysphoria, which is distress caused by a mismatch between someone’s sense of gender and how the world sees them. — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 15 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 In fact, that environment caused the UBS chief investment office to downgrade munis to neutral from attractive on Monday. — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 15 July 2026 This is caused by linkages when digital systems (software, network connections, and AI models) interface directly with physical machinery (actuators, robotic limbs, vehicles, and factory valves). — Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026 But to say the World Cup caused fans to flock to Heart Health Park to continue riding the soccer wave might be overselling it. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026 Last year, cloudbursts, floods and landslides caused significant loss of life and property across India. — ABC News, 8 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for caused

Verb

Undrafted rookie Cash Jones created some buzz at the beginning of OTAs after rookie minicamp revealed the Falcons are cross-training Jones, a college running back at Georgia, as a receiver.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
This tour will be key in terms of enhancing existing relationships and trying to attract new business, especially off the back of the buzz created by the World Cup in the States.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of created

Verb

The extradition process can take months, depending on what challenges are brought, legal experts said.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Ukraine’s creative utilization of drones has ignited a surging fuel crisis across the Russian Federation that has brought the war front and center to the Russian people for the first time.

— Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Definition of brought

Verb

For a building worth tens of millions of dollars, the revenue generated by a foreclosure sale could range into the hundreds of thousands.

— Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
So far, Disney’s live-action remake has generated $82 million domestically and $178 million globally.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 19 July 2026

Definition of generated

Verb

That closes a three-month international saga that left scores of people stranded aboard the ship for weeks and spawned a complex multinational effort to repatriate the passengers, including one of the largest quarantine operations in recent memory.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 16 July 2026
In addition to earning six Grammy Awards and launching multiple television series, the property spawned 20th Century Fox’s 2007 live-action musical film Alvin and the Chipmunks and three sequels.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026

Definition of spawned

Verb

In addition to Bridges, artists Lydia Kitto and J Lloyd produced the album.

— Brayden Garcia July 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
This story was produced with financial support from supporters including The Green Family Foundation Trust and Ken O’Keefe, in partnership with Journalism Funding Partners.

— Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Definition of produced

Verb

This is likely the first-ever humanoid robot induced strike, although there are other issues at play in the current union negotiations.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
By every ordinary rule of public life, the South Station scene should have induced annoyance or caused embarrassment.

— Julia Dhar, Time, 11 July 2026