CAUSE AND EFFECT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CAUSE AND EFFECT?

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Associations of "Cause and effect" (30 Words)

arise	Get up and out of bed. New difficulties had arisen.
attributable	(of a work or remark) able to be ascribed to a particular author, artist, or speaker. Some 50 liturgical works by or attributable to him have survived.
catalyze	Change by catalysis or cause to catalyze.
complication	A development that complicates a situation. Her coming was a serious complication.
consequential	Following as a result or effect. A loss of confidence and a consequential withdrawal of funds.
disturbing	Causing distress or worry or anxiety. Distressing or disturbing news.
due	A payment that is due e g as the price of membership. Give the devil his due.
impetus	The act of applying force suddenly. The ending of the Cold War gave new impetus to idealism.
incentive	A thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something. Tax incentives for investing in depressed areas.
incur	Become subject to (something unwelcome or unpleasant) as a result of one’s own behaviour or actions. People who smoke incur a great danger to their health.
inducement	A bribe. Inducement of sleep.
influence	Have and exert influence or effect. The influence of mechanical action.
initiate	A person who has been initiated into an organization or activity. It is very familiar to the initiate.
inspiring	Having the effect of inspiring someone. He was an inspiring teacher.
invoke	Call earnestly for. The antiquated defence of insanity is rarely invoked in England.
irritant	Causing slight inflammation or other discomfort to the body. Chlorine bleaches can be irritant to the skin.
jolt	Move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion. She tried to jolt him out of his depression.
motivation	The psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior. His motivation was at a high level.
motive	A design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration. A motive force.
originate	Bring into being. The flight originates in Calcutta.
provocation	Action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately. Walking with deliberate provocation she struck a pose then giggled.
provoke	Evoke or provoke to appear or occur. A teacher can provoke you into working harder.
ramification	A part of a forked or branching shape. An extended family with its ramifications of neighbouring in laws.
rationale	(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature. He explained the rationale behind the change.
reason	Decide by reasoning draw or come to a conclusion. They had good reason to rejoice.
scandalize	Strike with disgust or revulsion. Their lack of manners scandalized their hosts.
shock	Subject to electrical shocks. The first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch.
stimulate	Act as a stimulant. The book stimulated her imagination.
stimulus	An interesting and exciting quality. She loved the stimulus of the job.
titillate	Touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements. The press are paid to titillate the public.