49 entries under cause topic. ×

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vindication(noun, cover, attack, return)
11
apologia(noun, cover, attack, return)
11
justification(noun, attack, return, reason)
8
excuse(noun, return, reason, claim)
8
defense(noun, cover, attack, reason)
8
reason(noun, trick, approval, argument)
7
argument(noun, return, reason, idea)
7
explanation(noun, return, reason, trick)
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pretext(noun, reason, trick, claim)
2
cover(noun, reason, trick, idea)
2
ground(noun, cover, idea, case)
1
account(noun, reason, approval, argument)
1
basis(noun, reason, approval, argument)
1
case(noun, idea, basis, justification)
1
grounds(noun, reason, trick, approval)
1
idea(noun, reason, case, approval)
1
motivation(noun, basis, justification, grounds)
1
motive(noun, basis, justification, grounds)
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occasion(noun, basis, justification, grounds)
1
rationale(noun, reason, idea, case)
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APASmart Define. (2015). apology thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/apology/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "apology thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/apology/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 26, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, apology thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/apology/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "apology thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 26 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/apology/thesaurus/synonyms>