Causing
Causing noun - The act of causing something to happen.
Responsible for and causing are semantically related In some cases you can use "Responsible for" instead a preposition "Causing".
Responsible for
Responsible for adjective - Being the agent or cause.
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Synonyms for Responsible for
Causing and responsible for are semantically related in being the reason for topic. You can use "Causing" instead a preposition phrase "Responsible for".
Both terms in one sentence
- Ren, Akito's mother, is revealed to be even worse since she was the one who was responsible for mistreating Akito and causing Akito to become the villain that she has become.
- Despite causing the revolution and being responsible for Anya's amnesia, Rasputin in Anastasia zigzags essentially with this for the rest of the film.
Source: Plot-Irrelevant Villain - Superheroes indirectly causing the deaths of people isn't a new occurrence, and, as revealed in another book, he himself wasn't even actually responsible for it.
Source: Dork Age / Marvel
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