Basis and Cause

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Basis noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.

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Cause is a synonym for basis in reason topic. In some cases you can use "Cause" instead a noun "Basis", when it comes to topics like action.

Nearby Word: basic

Cause noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.

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Basis is a synonym for cause in reason topic. You can use "Basis" instead a noun "Cause", if it concerns topics such as thing, agent, foundation, mainspring.

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

human	human basis	human cause
good	good basis	good cause
physical	physical basis	physical cause
clear	clear basis	clear cause
Other adjectives: usual, common, original, initial, obvious, actual, entire, real, little, main, partial, major, sole, frequent, less, primary, biological.

A reason she helped him in the first place is that she believes the scum of Hell's Kitchen deserve punishment, having seen the pain they cause on a daily basis in the ER.

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The Watterson family themselves have also earned this, according to the episode "The Finale," considering all of the chaos their antics cause Elmore on a regular basis.

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Not surprising considering the professional disasters they put up with (and cause) on a regular basis.

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