Causative and Responsible

Causative

Causative adjective - Producing an effect.
Usage example: poverty as a causative factor in crime

Responsible and causative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Responsible" instead an adjective "Causative".

Nearby Words: cause, causation, causal, causality, causer

Responsible

Responsible adjective - Being the agent or cause.
Usage example: determined who was the responsible party

Causative and responsible are semantically related. You can use "Causative" instead an adjective "Responsible".

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