Synonyms for root cause

Synonyms for root

source (stem, take root, origin >>)
base
core
root out (eradicate, uproot, extirpate >>)
root vegetables
settle down
primary cause
original cause

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Synonyms for cause

reason (case, source, occasion >>)
result
bring (make, have, bring about >>)
induce (provoke, inflict, arouse >>)
produce (create, generate, engender >>)
result in
invoke (call, summon, call up >>)
prompt
spawn

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