Cause and Role

Cause

Cause noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.

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

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

Role noun - The action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists.

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Cause and role are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cause" instead a noun "Role".

old	old cause	old role
good	good cause	good role
exact	exact cause	exact role
usual	usual cause	usual role
Other adjectives: specific, direct, original, true, actual, entire, real, big, huge, bad, main, key, new, major, leading, supporting, greater, larger, primary, different.

This is frequently a cause of friction inside the group, and certainly the cause of much interesting character development and actual role-playing.

Source: Token Evil Teammate
There is often a clearer line between good and evil, which may cause one character to be forced into the cackling villain role.

Source: Disneyfication
Although the fact she had her own offshoot Disney Channel movie reprising her High School Musical role just a few months later doesn't exactly help her cause.

Source: Music / Ashley Tisdale

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