Cause and Consequence

Cause

Cause noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.
Usage example: the much-debated causes of the American Civil War

Consequence is an antonym for cause in topics: origin, belief, agent.

Consequence

Consequence noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.
Usage example: the flood was an inevitable consequence of the prolonged, heavy rains

Cause is an antonym for consequence in topics: importance, result.

How words are described

particular particular cause particular consequence
usual usual cause usual consequence
common common cause common consequence
natural natural cause natural consequence
Other adjectives: specific, direct, single, likely, obvious, real, great, serious, little, bad, main, supernatural, ultimate, major, immediate, frequent, political, probable, possible, apparent, indirect.
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