All causation synonyms

noun causation

• origin — something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead: to follow a stream to its origin.
• motivation — the act or an instance of motivating, or providing with a reason to act in a certain way: I don't understand what her motivation was for quitting her job. Synonyms: motive, inspiration, inducement, cause, impetus.
• matter — a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
• motive — something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive.
• source — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
• principle — an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct: a person of good moral principles.
• root — Elihu [el-uh-hyoo] /ˈɛl əˌhyu/ (Show IPA), 1845–1937, U.S. lawyer and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1912.
• purpose — the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
• provenance — place or source of origin: The provenance of the ancient manuscript has never been determined.
• influence — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
• connection — A connection is a relationship between two things, people, or groups.
• ancestry — Your ancestry is the fact that you are descended from certain people.
• ancestor — Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended.
• formulation — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
• producer — a person who produces.
• creator — The creator of something is the person who made it or invented it.
• spring — String PRocessING language
• ground — the act of grinding.
• instigation — the act of instigating; incitement.
• author — The author of a piece of writing is the person who wrote it.
• agency — An agency is a business which provides a service on behalf of other businesses.
• stimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
• doer — a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
• genesis — an origin, creation, or beginning.
• inducement — the act of inducing.
• foundation — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
• object — anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form.
• incitement — the act of inciting.
• consideration — Consideration is careful thought about something.
• beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
• antecedent — An antecedent of something happened or existed before it and was similar to it in some way.
• account — If you have an account with a bank or a similar organization, you have an arrangement to leave your money there and take some out when you need it.
• basis — If something is done on a particular basis, it is done according to that method, system, or principle.
• aim — If you aim for something or aim to do something, you plan or hope to achieve it.
• leaven — a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
• occasion — a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences: They met on three occasions.
• maker — a person or thing that makes.
• grounds — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
• determinant — A determinant of something causes it to be of a particular kind or to happen in a particular way.
• mainspring — the principal spring in a mechanism, as in a watch.
• agent — A chemical that has a particular effect or is used for a particular purpose can be referred to as a particular kind of agent.
• seed — the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
• wellspring — the head or source of a spring, stream, river, etc.; fountainhead.
• roots — a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
• parentage — derivation or descent from parents or ancestors; birth, origin, or lineage: a man of distinguished parentage.
• generator — a machine that converts one form of energy into another, especially mechanical energy into electrical energy, as a dynamo, or electrical energy into sound, as an acoustic generator.
• germ — a microorganism, especially when disease-producing; microbe.
• fountain — a spring or source of water; the source or head of a stream.
• progenitor — a biologically related ancestor: a progenitor of the species.
• stock — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.