Contributing factor
Cause and contributing factor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cause" instead a noun phrase "Contributing factor".
Cause
Cause noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.
Contributing factor and cause are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contributing factor" instead a noun "Cause".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- root and contributing factor
- root and cause
- motive and contributing factor
- motive and cause
- call and contributing factor
- call and cause
- account and contributing factor
- account and cause
- basis and contributing factor
- basis and cause
- reason and contributing factor
- reason and cause
- base and contributing factor
- base and cause
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Cause and Contributing factor. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contributing_factor/cause
Contributing factor & Cause. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contributing_factor/cause>.
Cause or Contributing factor. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contributing_factor/cause.
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