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Synonyms & Antonyms for cause
Synonyms: Noun
antecedent, causality, causation, occasion, reason
Synonyms: Verb
beget, breed, bring, bring about, bring on, catalyze, create, do, draw on, effect, effectuate, engender, generate, induce, invoke, make, occasion, produce, prompt, result (in), spawn, translate (into), work, yield
Antonyms: Noun
aftereffect, aftermath, consequence, corollary, development, effect, fate, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, product, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshot
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Examples of cause in a Sentence
Noun
His symptoms had no apparent physical causes. She is the cause of all their problems. The medicine was prescribed without good cause. Their marriage was a cause for celebration. I can support a cause that means something to me. I'm willing to donate money as long as it's for a good cause.Verb
He swerved and caused an accident. The flood caused great hardship. The illness is caused by a virus. The flood caused the town great hardship. You caused us a lot of extra work.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
There have been countless initiatives by both the Central American governments and the U.S. and Mexico to address the underlying causes. — John Delaney, Fortune, "John Delaney: My Plan for Stabilizing Central America and Ending Our Border Crisis," 24 Aug. 2019 Its cause remains under investigation, Cal Fire said. — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, "Firefighters make progress battling Mountain Fire near Redding," 24 Aug. 2019 Trump has operated at times like an Oval Office double agent -- a conservative by virtue of his rhetoric, but one whose actions tend to hurt his cause. — John Blake, CNN, "Trump is doing what Obama couldn't," 23 Aug. 2019 The Ligue 1 side are looking to bounce back from an utterly shambolic season, and a move for Icardi would certainly help their cause. — SI.com, "Mauro Icardi: The Contenders to Sign Him & Where He Might End Up," 21 Aug. 2019 Attracting people to your side or enlisting people to join your cause may be a priority now and could be very helpful in the long run. — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive.com, "Horoscope for Aug. 21, 2019: Sagittarius, be of strong character at all times; Pisces, make that apology," 21 Aug. 2019 The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office determined his cause of death was hyperthermia. — Sarah Horner, Twin Cities, "Apple Valley man pleads guilty in death of 4-year-old left in vehicle while he worked in Lowertown St. Paul," 21 Aug. 2019 Usually undertaken late at night and into the early morning, the HUD-overseen census is meant to provide a comprehensive snapshot of homelessness in America: its hot spots and demographics, its causes and magnitude. — Brian Goldstone, The New Republic, "The New American Homeless," 21 Aug. 2019 The Tarrant County medical examiner's office has not ruled on his cause or manner of death. — Tom Steele, Dallas News, "Man charged with murder after fatal fight outside Electric Cowboy nightclub in Fort Worth," 20 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The storm also caused damage on Cape Hatteras and other parts of the Outer Banks, leaving them without power, Cooper said. — Phil Helsel, NBC News, "Hundreds stranded on Outer Banks island, 'catastrophic' flooding as Hurricane Dorian moves off coast," 7 Sep. 2019 More recent research shows the chemical is far more dangerous than previously thought, and in 2016 the EPA concluded that exposure to even small concentrations can cause breast cancer, leukemia and lymphomas. — Clifford Ward, chicagotribune.com, "DuPage County judge rules that Sterigenics plant can reopen in Willowbrook," 6 Sep. 2019 The Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) is capable of causing severe brain damage that can kill up to a third of its human victims. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, "Broward County updates schedule to fight mosquitoes," 6 Sep. 2019 Duke Energy said Dorian could cause more than 700,000 power outages in easternmost parts of North Carolina and South Carolina, and Georgia Power said about 2,800 homes and businesses were already without electricity. — Anchorage Daily News, "Dorian, back to a Category 3 hurricane, creeps up US coast," 5 Sep. 2019 Experts have theorized that bootleg cannabis products may be causing the illnesses as opposed to the kinds of products that are tested and vetted by state agencies. — oregonlive, "Vaping death and outbreak of severe lung disease linked to marijuana oil in e-cigarettes: What we know," 5 Sep. 2019 The hurricane center said 6 to 12 inches or rain with isolated amounts of 18 inches will be possible in parts of Mexico, which could cause flash flooding and mudslides. — Leigh Morgan, al, "Tropical storm in the Gulf: Fernand makes landfall in Mexico and is downgraded," 4 Sep. 2019 Tornado warnings have expired across Connecticut as severe thunderstorms continued to batter much of the state into Wednesday evening, causing