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Synonyms for cause

Two senses of cause live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · noun and verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsActions

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

They worked in the cause of world peace.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

drive

Same sentence, swapped: They worked in the drive of world peace.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for cause as it is used in the sentence above.

reason
case
risk

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsMaking and creating

give rise to

Cause a commotion.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

make

Same sentence, swapped: Make a commotion.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for cause as it is used in the sentence above.

beat
fire
reason

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Closest first: other actions words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

protectionnounshelterthe condition of being protectedFoothills2 senses reactionnounresponsea bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agentFoothills ripnounrentan opening made forcibly as by pulling apartFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line savingnounrescuerecovery or preservation from loss or dangerFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line diversionnoundeviationa turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)RidgelineHas a reason line doubleadjectivetwofoldtwice as great or manyHigh CampHas a reason line downturnnoundownswinga worsening of business or economic activitySummit applyverbpracticeavail oneself toFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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