Thesaurus:cause

Thesaurus

cause

English

Noun

Sense: the reason for an event or action

Synonyms

• basis
• cause
• genesis
• germ (figurative)
• origin
• principle
• reason
• root (figurative)
• source

Antonyms

• consequence
• effect
• result
•   —
• hindrance    [⇒ thesaurus]
• impediment
• preventer
• prohibitor

Hyponyms

• first cause
• first mover
• prime mover
• primum mobile
•   —
• fountainhead (figurative)
• mainspring (figurative)
• springhead (figurative)
• wellhead (figurative)
• wellspring (figurative)

Various

• agency    [⇒ thesaurus]
• completion    [⇒ thesaurus]
• finish    [⇒ thesaurus]
• outcome

See also

• Thesaurus:because
• Thesaurus:because of
• Thesaurus:beginning

Further reading

• “153. cause” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “cause” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.