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Nouns (13)

n. a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"

cause

n. events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"

causation

n. the act of causing something to happen

causal agency, causal agent

n. any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results

drive, movement, campaign, crusade

n. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"

lawsuit, suit, case, causa

n. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord"

Verbs (10)

create, originate

v. make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

make, do, give rise to

v. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

make, have, stimulate, get, induce

v. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

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Fuzzynyms (198)

reason

n. an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon; "the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly"

catalyst

n. something that causes an important event to happen; "the invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the country"

determinant, determiner, determinative, causal factor, determining factor

n. a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"

enterprise, endeavor, endeavour

n. a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise"

expedition

n. a journey organized for a particular purpose

pilgrimage, pilgrim's journey

n. a journey to a sacred place

pursuit, hunt, quest

n. (search)

journey, journeying

n. the act of traveling from one place to another

presentation, presentment, demonstration

n. a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration"

march, marching music

n. genre of music written for marching; "Sousa wrote the best marches"

seeking, quest

n. the act of searching for something; "a quest for diamonds"

effort, attempt, endeavor, endeavour, try

n. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

effort, exertion, travail, sweat, hard work, elbow grease

n. use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"

coin

v. make up; "coin phrases or words"

strike, mint, coin

v. form by stamping, punching, or printing; "strike coins"; "strike a medal"

conceive, conceptualize, conceptualise, ideate, conceive of

v. have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived"

hatch, think of, think up, concoct, dream up

v. devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software"

concoct, trump up

v. invent; "trump up charges"

formulate, prepare according to a formula

v. prepare according to a formula

forge, devise, formulate, invent, contrive, excogitate

v. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

raise, rear, put up, set up, erect

v. construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"

project, design, plan, contrive

v. make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"

imagine, ideate, conceive of, envisage

v. form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?"

foresee, envision

v. picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President"

plant, institute, establish, found, constitute, lay the groundwork for

v. set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"

devise, get up, prepare, organize

v. arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"

design, plan, make a design of

v. make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum"

develop, work out, evolve

v. work out; "We have developed a new theory of evolution"

think

v. imagine or visualize; "Just think--you could be rich one day!"; "Think what a scene it must have been!"

equal, be, be identical to

v. be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"

coordinate, co-ordinate

v. be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well"

sham, assume, feign, pretend, dissemble, simulate

v. make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"

fashion, forge

v. make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"

shape, form, forge, mold, mould

v. make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"

devise, get up, prepare, organize

v. arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"

complete, carry out, execute, fulfill, fulfil, accomplish, carry through

v. put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"

reach, pull off, accomplish, attain, achieve

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

visit, bring down, inflict, impose, cause to be endured

v. impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"

coax, palaver, blarney, wheedle, cajole, sweet-talk, inveigle

v. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"

assure, convince

v. assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe"

turn, convert, convince, win over

v. make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"

pressure, force, coerce

v. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"

influence, charm, tempt

v. induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money"

pull, pull in, draw in, attract

v. direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"

beg, implore, pray

v. call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"

thrust, force

v. impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"

push, force

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

buy, bribe, corrupt, pay a bribe to

v. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"

lure, tempt, entice

v. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"

allure, tempt

v. dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"

entrance, capture, charm, trance, bewitch, enchant, enamour, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, fascinate

v. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

bid, invite

v. ask someone in a friendly way to do something

restrain, constrain, encumber, cumber

v. hold back

press, urge, exhort

v. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

fire, arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

Synonyms (9)

remake, redo, refashion, make over

v. make new; "She is remaking her image"

manufacture, make up, invent, fabricate, cook up

v. make up something artificial or untrue

Antonyms (9)

resolution, answer, solution, result

n. a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places"

result, outcome

n. something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio"

destroy

v. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"

dissuade, deter

v. turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"

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