causal agent
English Thesaurus
1. any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results (noun.tops)
hypernym | : | physical entity, |
definition | : | an entity that has physical existence (noun.tops) |
hyponym | : | agent, |
definition | : | an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | nature, |
definition | : | a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | occult, supernatural, |
definition | : | supernatural forces and events and beings collectively (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | theurgy, |
definition | : | the effect of supernatural or divine intervention in human affairs (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | destiny, fate, |
definition | : | the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman) (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | catalyst, |
definition | : | something that causes an important event to happen (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | deus ex machina, |
definition | : | any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an insoluble difficulty (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | manipulator, operator, |
definition | : | an agent that operates some apparatus or machine (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | force, power, |
definition | : | one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | life principle, vital principle, |
definition | : | a hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | engine, |
definition | : | something used to achieve a purpose (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | danger, |
definition | : | a cause of pain or injury or loss (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | agent, |
definition | : | a substance that exerts some force or effect (noun.substance) |
derivation | : | cause, do, make, |
definition | : | give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally (verb.creation) |
derivation | : | causal, |
definition | : | involving or constituting a cause; causing (adj.all) |
derivation | : | cause, do, make, |
definition | : | give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally (verb.creation) |
derivation | : | causal, |
definition | : | involving or constituting a cause; causing (adj.all) |
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