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  • past participle of cause.
  • past tense form of cause.

caused

ADJECTIVE
derivative
Synonyms
STRONG
cognate secondary subordinate
WEAK
acquired ancestral coming from connate copied evolved hereditary imitative inferential inferred not original obtained plagiaristic plagiarized procured rehashed secondhand uninventive unoriginal
Antonyms
STRONG
important superior
WEAK
inventive original unborrowed unique
ADJECTIVE
induced
Synonyms
STRONG
achieved done effected finished
Antonyms
STRONG
incomplete unfinished
ADJECTIVE
originating
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arising beginning starting stemming
STRONG
activated authored begot commencing created dawning deriving emanating fashioned formed generated induced inspired issuing made motivated proceeding produced
WEAK
incepted

Example Sentences

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Caused Scotland problems but missed a killer instinct.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

Caused by the HBV, these infections are limited to a few species, including humans and chimpanzees.

From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024

Caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, TB is a terrifying illness that is currently the second-deadliest infection globally, behind COVID.

From Scientific American • Oct. 17, 2023

At one point, my book's actual title — "War Made Invisible" — somehow became "War Caused Imperceptible."

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2023

Caused his heart to shrivel and shrink inside him.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff

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