Cause and Pastime

Cause

Cause noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.

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

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

Pastime noun - A diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly).

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Cause and pastime are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cause" instead a noun "Pastime".

old	old cause	old pastime
physical	physical cause	physical pastime
usual	usual cause	usual pastime
common	common cause	common pastime
Other adjectives: natural, actual, great, little, main, new, apparent, official, primary.

Though, to be fair, disobedience in Soviet Russia was hardly the most healthy pastime, and, thanks to the Cold War, it only took a few tank shells from the Eastern side to cause a full Western retaliation, to which the Soviet troops naturally had to respond.

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