Cause
Cause noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.
Usage example: the much-debated causes of the American Civil War
Instigation and cause are semantically related. in agent topic. In some cases you can use "Instigation" instead a noun "Cause".
Instigation
Instigation noun - Something that arouses action or activity.
Usage example: the promise of windfall profits was all the instigation they needed to invest in the scheme
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Synonyms for Instigation
Cause and instigation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cause" instead a noun "Instigation".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- consideration and cause
- consideration and instigation
- purpose and cause
- purpose and instigation
- motive and cause
- motive and instigation
- motivation and cause
- motivation and instigation
- stimulus and cause
- stimulus and instigation
- account and cause
- account and instigation
- reason and cause
- reason and instigation
How words are described
| actual | actual cause | actual instigation |
| supernatural | supernatural cause | supernatural instigation |
Both words in one sentence
- The cause of the breach is presented here as both serious and silly (Because, brother, that soup thing is just nasty!), to highlight that the instigation is not the thing.
Source: Make Up or Break Up
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Instigation and Cause. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cause/instigation
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