The cause

Synonyms for "the cause" (10 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Determiner(2 words)

basis claim

Strong matches (3)

Determiner(3 words)

definite articleexplanation goal

Related words (5)

Determiner(5 words)

grounds mission purpose reasonspecific reference

Related word relations

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More general

10 entries

action article claim explanation goal objectivepart of speechpurpose reasoning suit

More specific

11 entries

biological causebreach of contractcharity drivedemonstrative determinereconomic causeenvironmental causefraud claimnatural causenegligence claimpossessive determinersocial movement

Collocations

11 entries

causal factorgood causemain causeprimary causeroot causethe endthe followingthe purposethe reasonthe resultunderlying cause

Inflections

1 entries

causes

Derivations

4 entries

causal causality causally causation

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