Cause and End

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Cause

Cause noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.
Usage example: the much-debated causes of the American Civil War
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End is an antonym for cause in topics: origin, belief, bring about.
Nearby Words: caused, causation, causeless, causative, causal

End

End noun - The stopping of a process or activity.
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Cause is an antonym for end in topics: intention, death, extreme, completion, leftover part.
Nearby Words: ending, ended, endless
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How words are described

good good cause good end
natural natural cause natural end
original original cause original end
true true cause true end
Other adjectives: proper, actual, entire, real, bad, ultimate, possible, apparent, official, different, realistic, higher.

Common collocations

problem cause problem end problem
death cause death end death
effect cause effect end effect
suffering cause suffering end suffering
Other words: misery, pain, chaos, war, problems, wars.

Both words in one sentence

  • Its implied that they helped cause and end World War Two.
    Source: Roleplay / Super Hero High
  • Video Game / Just Cause 3 In particular, sticking it to the bottom of a helicopter will cause it to do dozens of end-over-end flips before exploding.
    Source: Video Game / Just Cause 3
  • The end of the story reveals that the man's autopsy reported his cause of death to somehow be drowning.
    Source: Recurring Dreams
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End and Cause. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cause/end
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End or Cause. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cause/end.

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