Principal cause

Synonyms for "principal cause" (11 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)

centralcentral driving forcechief

Strong matches (3)

Noun(3 words)

chief causeleadingleading cause

Related words (5)

Noun(4 words)

mainmain causeprimaryprimary cause

Adjective(1 words)

primary factor

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

6 entries

cause descriptor explanation factor modifier quality

More specific

7 entries

chief leading main primaryproximate causeroot causeunderlying cause

Collocations

11 entries

causal factorleading causemajor factorprimary causeprincipal aimprincipal componentprincipal factorprincipal objectiveprincipal reasonprincipal roleroot cause

Inflections

3 entries

more principalmost principalprincipal causes

Derivations

2 entries

principally principalship

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