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noncausative

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not causative.

Not a cause.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The subsequent investigation found the earlier inadequate maintenance to be inappropriate but noncausative.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Not causative.

Not involving, or affected by, causality.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Such statistical analysis can establish correlation but cannot tell us whether the correlation is proximally causative, distally causative, or noncausative.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

not causative

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: noncausal

Antonyms: causative

History

Etymology

From non- + causative.