Contrive and Cause

Contrive

Contrive verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.

Cause and contrive are semantically related in effect topic. In some cases you can use "Cause" instead a verb "Contrive".

Nearby Words: contrivance, contriving, contriver

Cause

Cause verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

Contrive and cause are semantically related in effect topic. Sometimes you can use "Contrive" instead a verb "Cause".

Common collocations

deaths contrive deaths cause deaths
sorts contrive sorts cause sorts
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