Cause and Operation

Cause

Cause noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.

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

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

Operation noun - A specific task with which a person or group is charged.

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Cause and operation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cause" instead a noun "Operation".

particular	particular cause	particular operation
proper	proper cause	proper operation
single	single cause	single operation
actual	actual cause	actual operation
Other adjectives: entire, real, big, serious, huge, little, false, main, new, major, larger, biggest.

He's the brains of the operation, with Sergei contributing his manpower and muscle to the cause.

Source: Video Game / Hitman
Likewise, you attach flashlights to guns by simply duct-taping them together; if the recoil alone didn't cause the flashlight to go flying, the operation of a semi-auto pistol's slide would do it instead.

Source: Videogame / ObsCure
This will take him across the sea to the region of Kanto, where he unknowingly becomes caught up in a Team Rocket operation that could cause the boy to lose everything.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Pokémon General

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Operation and Cause. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cause/operation

Cause & Operation. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cause/operation>.

Operation or Cause. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cause/operation.

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