Cause and Restraint

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Cause noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.

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

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

Restraint noun - The checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others.

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Cause and restraint are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cause" instead a noun "Restraint".

human	human cause	human restraint
good	good cause	good restraint
physical	physical cause	physical restraint
usual	usual cause	usual restraint
Other adjectives: noble, proper, precise, great, little, moral, less, external, biggest.

Sir Swears-a-Lot: Looking at his post retirement interviews versus his promos when he was still a wrestler will cause many to marvel at his restraint.

Source: Wrestling / The Iron Sheik
What he wound up doing was cause Buu to revert back to Kid Buu, his most dangerous form as he had absolutely no restraint.

Source: Nice Job Breaking It Hero / Dragon Ball
They're also traditionally said to exercise just enough restraint to play pranks that cause no real harm, although that can change very quickly if an imp happens to be put into a bad mood.

Source: The Imp

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