Cause and Deed

Cause

Cause noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.

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

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

Deed noun - An act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness.

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Cause and deed are semantically related in achievement topic. Sometimes you can use "Cause" instead a noun "Deed".

Nearby Words: deeded, deeding

physical	physical cause	physical deed
particular	particular cause	particular deed
common	common cause	common deed
specific	specific cause	specific deed
Other adjectives: noble, initial, true, single, actual, real, great, evil, little, bad, worthy, new, major, heroic, sole.

In return for his good deed, the ants invade his house for more and eventually cause it to blow up, presumably killing Donald.

Source: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished / Western Animation
In their culture, such a deed is rare and treasured, and is cause to owe an enormous debt that may continue for generations.

Source: But For Me It Was Tuesday / Web Original
However, with the exception of unintentional mistakes, they will rarely if ever commit a villainous deed that doesn't further the cause of good in a way.

Source: Pragmatic Hero

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