Answer and Cause

Answer

Answer noun - Something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question.

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Cause and answer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cause" instead a noun "Answer".

Cause noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.

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Answer and cause are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Answer" instead a noun "Cause".

Nearby Words: caused, causation, causeless, causative, causal

clear	clear answer	clear cause
exact	exact answer	exact cause
particular	particular answer	particular cause
usual	usual answer	usual cause
Other adjectives: common, right, direct, original, true, proper, single, likely, obvious, actual, real, big, serious, bad, false, immediate, probable, possible, official, different.

The answer: because Latveria (ruled by Lucia Von Bardas at the time) is financing them to cause mayhem in the U.S.

Source: Comic Book / Secret War
This can cause serious grief for Chinese speakers learning English, as in Chinese, the answer depends on how the question is asked.

Source: Your Other Left
Receiving an incorrect answer from the future would cause a paradox, and thus is impossible.

Source: Stable Time Loop

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