Causative

/ˈkɔːzətɪv/

Synonyms for "causative" (52 found)

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Closest matches (11)

Adjective(7 words)
agentive formcausalcausal basiscausal factorcausal formcausal linkcausal logic
behind the scenes
Noun(3 words)
causal adjectivecausal influencecausal mechanism

Strong matches (15)

Noun(4 words)
causal pathwaycausal relationshipcausal verbcause-effect
Adjective(4 words)
causative constructioncausative formcausative markerdriving action

Related words (26)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

6 entries
causal relationdisease factorgrammatical categorylinguistic categorylinguistic termmorphosyntactic phenomenon

More specific

10 entries
causative constructioncausative prefixcausative suffixcausative verbinducerinfectious agentpathogenprecipitanttoxintrigger

Collocations

10 entries
causative agentcausative alternationcausative constructioncausative factorcausative formcausative markercausative relationshipcausative suffixcausative verblinguistic causative

Inflections

3 entries
causativesmore causativemost causative

Derivations

3 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

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Sample sentences

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Actually, there are many cases where 'have [object] done' is not causative.

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The causative voice in Uighur isn't simple.

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Although there was once believed to be a causative relationship between syphilis and artistic genius, I would hope that the vast majority of modern artists and writers are reasonable enough to avoid becoming infected just on the off chance that neurosyphilis dementia might improve the quality of their work.

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If "Oz" interests you, read the article "Causative and applicative constructions in Australian Aboriginal Languages."

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