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causesnounpl. of cause someone or something responsible for a resultthe much-debated causes of the war antecedents, causalities, causations, occasions, reasons considerations, determinants, factorsalpha and omegas, be-all and end-allsimpetuses, incentives, inspirations, instigations, stimulimothers, origins, roots, sources, springs aftereffects, aftermaths, consequences, corollaries, developments, effects, fates, fruits, issues, outcomes, outgrowths, products, resultants, results, sequels, sequences, upshots ramificationsdenouements(also dénouements), repercussionsconclusions, endsby-products, side effects(also side reactions) a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goaljoined the freedom fighters' cause as a young man bandwagons, blitzes, campaigns, crusades, drives, juggernauts, movements, pushes assaults, attacks, maneuvers, marches, offensivesactions, bids, enterprises, initiatives, missions, projects, undertakings to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)the ice storm caused a massive power outage begets, breeds, brings, brings about, brings on, catalyzes, creates, does, draws on, effects, effectuates, engenders, generates, induces, invokes, makes, occasions, produces, prompts, results (in), spawns, translates (into), works, yields conduces (to), contributes (to)decides, determinesbegins, establishes, fathers, founds, inaugurates, initiates, innovates, institutes, introduces, launches, pioneers, sets, sets up, startsadvances, cultivates, develops, encourages, forwards, fosters, furthers, nourishes, nurtures, promotesenacts, renders, turns out brings forth, gives rise to impedes, limits, restrictsclamps down (on), cracks down (on), crushes, dampens, puts down, quashes, quells, represses, smothers, squashes, squelches, stifles, subdues, suppressesarrests, checks, controls, curbs, inhibits, reins (in), restrains, retardscans(slang), kills, snuffs (out), stillsabolishes, demolishes, destroys, extinguishes, liquidates, quenches |