CAUSING Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word causing. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CAUSING
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inducing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • act of bringing about a desired result | ||||||||
provoking | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • causing or tending to cause anger or resentment | ||||||||
creating | verbv | |||||||
verb • make or cause to be or to become • bring into existence • pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity • invest with a new title, office, or rank • create by artistic means • create or manufacture a man-made product | ||||||||
effecting | verbv | |||||||
noun • a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon • an outward appearance • an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived) • the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work • (of a law) having legal validity • a symptom caused by an illness or a drug verb • produce • act so as to bring into existence | ||||||||
eliciting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) • deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) • derive by reason | ||||||||
engendering | verbv | |||||||
verb • call forth • make (offspring) by reproduction | ||||||||
evoking | verbv | |||||||
verb • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) • evoke or provoke to appear or occur • deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic • call to mind | ||||||||
generating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • produce, create • give or supply • produce (energy) • make (offspring) by reproduction | ||||||||
instigating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • provoke or stir up • serve as the inciting cause of | ||||||||
occasioning | verbv | |||||||
noun • an event that occurs at a critical time • a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people • a rational motive for a belief or action • the time of a particular event • an opportunity to do something verb • give occasion to | ||||||||
producing | verbv | |||||||
noun • fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market verb • bring forth or yield • create or manufacture a man-made product • cause to happen, occur or exist • bring out for display • cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques • bring onto the market or release • come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) | ||||||||
triggering | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun • a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen • an act that sets in motion some course of events verb • put in motion or move to act • release or pull the trigger on | ||||||||
bring about | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to move into the opposite direction • cause to happen, occur or exist | ||||||||
make | verbv | |||||||
noun • a recognizable kind • the act of mixing cards haphazardly verb • engage in • give certain properties to something • make or cause to be or to become • cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner • give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally • create or manufacture a man-made product • make, formulate, or derive in the mind • compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way • create by artistic means • earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages • create or design, often in a certain way • to compose or represent • reach a goal • be or be capable of being changed or made into • make by shaping or bringing together constituents • perform, produce, or carry out • make by combining materials and parts • change from one form into another • act in a certain way so as to acquire • charge with a function; charge to be • achieve a point or goal • reach a destination, either real or abstract • institute, enact, or establish • carry out or commit • form by assembling individuals or constituents • organize or be responsible for • put in order or neaten • head into a specified direction • have a bowel movement • undergo fabrication or creation • be suitable for • add up to • amount to • constitute the essence of • appear to begin an activity • proceed along a path • reach in time • gather and light the materials for • prepare for eating by applying heat • induce to have sex • assure the success of • represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like • consider as being • calculate as being • cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable • favor the development of • develop into • behave in a certain manner • eliminate urine | ||||||||
campaign | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a race between candidates for elective office • a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end • several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints) • an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa) verb • run, stand, or compete for an office or a position • exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for • go on a campaign; go off to war | ||||||||
case | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an occurrence of something • a special set of circumstances • a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy • the actual state of things • a portable container for carrying several objects • a person requiring professional services • a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation • a problem requiring investigation • a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument • the quantity contained in a case • nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence • a specific state of mind that is temporary • a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) • a specific size and style of type within a type family • an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part • the housing or outer covering of something • the enclosing frame around a door or window opening • (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers • bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow • a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home verb • look over, usually with the intention to rob • enclose in, or as if in, a case | ||||||||
causa | nounn | |||||||
noun • a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy | ||||||||
crusade | nounn | |||||||
noun • a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end • any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims verb • exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for • go on a crusade; fight a holy war | ||||||||
do | verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n | |||||||
noun • the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization • doctor's degree in osteopathy • an uproarious party verb • engage in • carry out or perform an action • get (something) done • proceed or get along • give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally • carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions • be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity • create or design, often in a certain way • behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself • spend time in prison or in a labor camp • carry on or function • arrange attractively • travel or traverse (a distance) | ||||||||
drive | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of applying force to propel something • a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine • a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end • a road leading up to a private house • the trait of being highly motivated • hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver • the act of driving a herd of animals overland • a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) • a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire • (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium • a wide scenic road planted with trees • (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) verb • operate or control a vehicle • travel or be transported in a vehicle • cause someone or something to move by driving • force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically • to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly • cause to move back by force or influence • compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment • push, propel, or press with force • cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force • strive and make an effort to reach a goal • move into a desired direction of discourse • have certain properties when driven • work as a driver • move by being propelled by a force • urge forward • proceed along in a vehicle • strike with a driver, as in teeing off • hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally • excavate horizontally • cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling • (hunting) search for game • (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground | ||||||||