cause
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Sense: Noun: source
Synonyms:
source Collocations, origin Collocations, root Collocations, root cause, foundation Collocations, base Collocations, basis Collocations, beginning Collocations, beginnings, wellspring, mainspring, first principle, causation, prompt Collocations, font Collocations
Antonyms:
effect Collocations, result Collocations, outcome Collocations, aftermath Collocations, consequence Collocations, ramification
Sense: Noun: motive
Synonyms:
motive Collocations, motivation Collocations, reason Collocations, need Collocations, grounds, basis Collocations, call Collocations, necessity Collocations, occasion Collocations, excuse Collocations, justification, explanation Collocations, provocation
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Sense: Noun: goal
Synonyms:
goal Collocations, aim Collocations, aim in life, objective Collocations, object Collocations, purpose Collocations, purpose in life, dream Collocations, lost cause, good cause, point Collocations, target Collocations
Antonyms:
lack of ambition, aimlessness, lack of purpose, failure to plan
Sense: Noun: principles
Synonyms:
principles, beliefs, convictions, ideals, creeds, tenets, faith Collocations, ethos, belief system, religious beliefs, political beliefs
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Sense: Noun: creator
Synonyms:
creator, author Collocations, originator, maker Collocations, inventor, agent Collocations, doer, prompter, father Collocations, mother Collocations, engenderer
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Sense: Verb: bring about
Synonyms:
bring about, produce Collocations, bring on, bring Collocations, make Collocations, create Collocations, prompt Collocations, give rise to, lead to, effect Collocations, effectuate, provoke Collocations, make sth happen, induce Collocations, precipitate, result in, stir up, breed Collocations, beget, occasion Collocations, engender, start Collocations, begin Collocations, initiate Collocations, instigate, generate Collocations, be the cause of, be the reason for, be to blame for, sow the seeds of
Antonyms:
stop Collocations, deter Collocations, end Collocations, restrict Collocations, prevent Collocations, restrain Collocations