Show cause
Wink at and show cause are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wink at" instead a verb phrase "Show cause".
Wink at
Wink at verb - To dismiss as of little importance.
Show cause and wink at are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Show cause" instead a verb "Wink at".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- clear and show cause
- clear and wink at
- pardon and show cause
- pardon and wink at
- warrant and show cause
- warrant and wink at
- approve and show cause
- approve and wink at
- countenance and show cause
- countenance and wink at
- condone and show cause
- condone and wink at
- absolve and show cause
- absolve and wink at
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Wink at and Show cause. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/show_cause/wink_at
Show cause & Wink at. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/show_cause/wink_at>.
Wink at or Show cause. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/show_cause/wink_at.
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