Chief and Causative

Chief

Chief adjective - Coming before all others in importance.

Causative and chief are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Causative" instead an adjective "Chief".

Nearby Word: chiefly

Causative

Causative adjective - Producing an effect.

Chief and causative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chief" instead an adjective "Causative".

Nearby Words: cause, causation, causal, causality, causer
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