Cause of
Responsible for and cause of are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Responsible for" instead a preposition phrase "Cause of".
Responsible for
Responsible for adjective - Being the agent or cause.
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Synonyms for Responsible for
Cause of and responsible for are semantically related. You can use "Cause of" instead a preposition phrase "Responsible for".
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Related pairs
- behind and cause of
- behind and responsible for
- causing and cause of
- causing and responsible for
- instigating and cause of
- instigating and responsible for
- at the back of and cause of
- at the back of and responsible for
- at the bottom of and cause of
- at the bottom of and responsible for
- source of and cause of
- source of and responsible for
- organizer of and cause of
- organizer of and responsible for
Both terms in one sentence
- He's the cause of the entire events behind the game, and directly responsible for Frank Coleridge's death (Whether he did it himself or convinced Murphy to do it is up to the player's actions).
Source: Karma Houdini / Video Games -
While miasma theory was wrong about bad smells being the cause of disease...the organisms that actually were responsible for disease were also responsible for the bad smells.
Source: Science Marches On - Being responsible for the destruction of Domino, they are the cause of many of the series's problems.
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