CAUSATION Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

causation

noun

kȯ-ˈzā-shən

Definition of causation

as in cause

someone or something responsible for a result presented data that supports the thesis that poverty is the primary causation of crime

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Recent Examples of causation Her research explores questions about the nature of the self, decision-making, temporal experience, philosophical methodology, causation, causal experience, time and time’s arrow, perception, mereology, constitution, and essence. — Big Think, 2 Aug. 2026 Both studies show association, not causation, and people who walk more tend to have other habits that support long-term health. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026 The study authors from the Institute of Science Tokyo in Japan acknowledge that their findings could be explained by reverse causation, whereby those individuals in better health are more able to take part in cultural activities. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 29 July 2026 His legal team is asking the court to disclose the instructions given to the grand jury, including guidance related to damages and causation. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for causation

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The medical examiner’s office ruled the manner of death as a homicide and the cause of death to be blunt force trauma to the head at the time of the killing, according to the arrest report.

— Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
The real causes of inflammation are dietary patterns that contain too many calories, too much sugar, or too much saturated fat.

— Marie Bladt, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026

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