caused
Made it happen
Caused is the past tense of cause, meaning to make something happen or bring about a result.
It identifies what produced an effect: The storm caused widespread damage, Her comment caused offense.
In legal and philosophical contexts, caused carries weight in establishing responsibility: The defect caused the injury.
What follows a cause
- outcomeFinal result of events
- effectResult of a cause
- aftermathResults following an event
- impactForceful contact or consequence
repercussion · ramification · fallout · upshot · aftereffect · side effect · end result · culmination
Point of creation
- inceptionFounding moment
- beginningInitial stage of something
- birthComing into the world
- creationMaking something exist
start · onset · emergence · dawn · advent · outbreak · spark · source
What initiates action
- provocationAct that triggers response
- incitementProvoking unlawful behavior
- instigationAct of provoking action
- inducementMotivating factor or offer
catalyst · spark · spur · impetus · stimulus · prompting · precipitation · activation
Stated basis for action
- explanationStatement making something clear
- justificationReason proving rightness
- groundsBasis for justification
- basisUnderlying support or principle
motive · pretext · antecedent · contributing factor · occasion · wherefore
result
What follows a cause
impact · repercussion · ramification · fallout · upshot · aftereffect · side effect · end result · culmination · product
genesis
Point of creation
creation · start · onset · emergence · dawn · advent · outbreak · spark · source · root
trigger
What initiates action
- provocationAct that triggers response
- incitementProvoking unlawful behavior
- instigationAct of provoking action
inducement · catalyst · spark · spur · impetus · stimulus · prompting · precipitation · activation · initiation
rationale
Stated basis for action
- explanationStatement making something clear
- justificationReason proving rightness
- groundsBasis for justification
basis · motive · pretext · antecedent · contributing factor · occasion · wherefore
- cause and effectHow events produce results
- lost causeEndeavor certain to fail
- rebel without a causeDefiant person lacking motive
- cause a sceneBehave dramatically in public
- natural causesDeath without external intervention
- cause a stirCreate noticeable commotion
cause, causes, causing, causation, causeless, causal, causative, cause a stir