Cause and Intention

Cause

Cause noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.

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Intention and cause are semantically related. in belief topic. In some cases you can use "Intention" instead a noun "Cause".

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

Intention noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.

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Cause and intention are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cause" instead a noun "Intention".

good	good cause	good intention
clear	clear cause	clear intention
specific	specific cause	specific intention
direct	direct cause	direct intention
Other adjectives: original, noble, initial, true, obvious, actual, real, little, main, ultimate, new, sole, probable, possible, apparent, official, primary, eventual, different.

Mistaken for Murderer: HEPL did cause the xenocide of Australia, but it was through negligence rather than intention.

Source: Literature / Jam
In an Empowered flashback, Thugboy has this reaction when his current employer reveals his intention to cause city-wide carnage with his freeze weapon, instead of sensibly holding the city for ransom.

Source: Screw This Im Outta Here / Comic Books
Subverted, as Oscar states that it was exactly his intention to let the gang have some silly fun for once, and some of the Baskervilles show up to cause trouble halfway through.

Source: Manga / Pandora Hearts

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