Conclusion
Conclusion noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.
Usage example: all their efforts came to no practical conclusion
Cause
Cause noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.
Usage example: the much-debated causes of the American Civil War
How words are described
| clear | clear conclusion | clear cause |
| exact | exact conclusion | exact cause |
| usual | usual conclusion | usual cause |
| common | common conclusion | common cause |
| Other adjectives: natural, initial, true, proper, valid, obvious, actual, entire, real, ultimate, immediate, frequent, possible, apparent, official, eventual, different. | ||
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