Synonyms for causal
ˈkɔ zəlcausal

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1. causaladjective

   involving or constituting a cause; causing

   "a causal relationship between scarcity and higher prices"

   Antonyms:
   noncausal, noncausative

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1. causaladjective

   Synonyms:
   causative

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1. List of paraphrases for "causal":

   causality, cause-effect, causative, causation, cause-and-effect, etiologic, etiological, casual, determinants

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How to use causal in a sentence?

1. Bruce Aylward:

   Since the public health emergency of international concern was declared (by WHO) back in February, the evidence that there may be a causal relationship has continued to accumulate.

2. Margaret Shavlik:

   If children do prefer storybooks with causal explanations, adults might seek out more causally rich books to read with children -- which might in turn increase the child's motivation to read together, making it easier to foster early literacy.

3. Ishan Paranjpe:

   While other work has also linked cannabis with CAD, there are several potential confounders that may explain this relationship. Our MR analysis suggests this relationship may be directly causal.

4. John Rumsfeld:

   The current study is a preliminary,' first step' evaluation of a potential relationship between exhaustion and atrial fibrillation, it is purely an observational study -- it can not conclude a causal relationship, or even which direction such a relationship would go.

5. Christopher Dye:

   If we take all the information we have at the moment, the case for a causal link is quite strong, we should now say that Zika is guilty until proven innocent.