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cause
noun [C] (PRINCIPLE) /kɔːz/
/kɑːz/ Definition
(Definition of cause noun (PRINCIPLE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Goals and purposes
Synonyms and related words:
- aim noun (INTENTION)
- ambition noun
- avail noun
- dedicated adjective
- goal noun (AIM)
- have big ideas idiom
- idea noun (PURPOSE)
- mission noun (JOB)
- object noun (PURPOSE)
- order noun (PURPOSE)
- orientation noun (AIMS)
- prize noun
- purpose noun
- raison d'être noun
- sb's heart's desire idiom
- should modal verb (POSSIBILITY)
- the end justifies the means idiom
- the order of the day idiom
- way noun (WANT)
- will noun (MENTAL POWER)
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