ascribable
Able to assign
Ascribable means capable of being attributed to a cause, source, or origin.
Something ascribable can be traced back or assigned to something else: The error was ascribable to faulty equipment.
The word appears most often in formal or academic contexts where establishing causation matters.
Able to assign origin
- assignableAble to be allocated
- imputableAble to be ascribed
- referableAble to be assigned
- creditableDeserving approval or esteem
traceable · connectable · linkable · applicable · relatable · chargeable · allocable · referrable
What produces an effect
- sourcePoint of origin
- originStarting point or source
- etiologyScience of disease origins
- genesisPoint of creation
antecedent · trigger · catalyst · factor · provocation · instigation · inducement · precipitation
Obligation for one's actions
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
- faultImperfection or blame
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- culpabilityDeserving blame for wrongdoing
liability · answerability · obligation · duty · onus · burden · charge · reproach
Stated basis for action
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- justificationReason proving rightness
- basisUnderlying support or principle
- premiseFoundation for logical argument
logic · argument · interpretation · analysis · elucidation · clarification · explication · inference
Group with shared aim
- affinityNatural liking or attraction
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
- linkageConnected system of parts
- relationshipConnection between entities
kinship · parallel · analogy · tie · bond · interrelation · correspondence · resemblance
attributable
Able to assign origin
- assignableAble to be allocated
- imputableAble to be ascribed
- referableAble to be assigned
creditable · traceable · connectable · linkable · applicable · relatable · chargeable · allocable · referrable · transferable
cause
What produces an effect
genesis · antecedent · trigger · catalyst · factor · provocation · instigation · inducement · precipitation · stimulus
accountability
Obligation for one's actions
culpability · liability · answerability · obligation · duty · onus · burden · charge · reproach · reckoning
rationale
Stated basis for action
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- justificationReason proving rightness
- basisUnderlying support or principle
premise · logic · argument · interpretation · analysis · elucidation · clarification · explication · inference · deduction
association
Group with shared aim
- affinityNatural liking or attraction
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
- linkageConnected system of parts
relationship · kinship · parallel · analogy · tie · bond · interrelation · correspondence · resemblance · congruence
ascribableunattributable
Cannot be assigned origin
untraceable · sourceless · unassignable · causeless · anonymous
subscribe, proscribe, prescribe, ascribe, inscribe, transcribe, prescribed, inscribed, proscribed