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cause(noun, cause, start, reason, object)
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motive(noun, cause, start, reason, idea)
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source(noun, cause, start, reason, idea)
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ground(noun, cause, start, reason, base)
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spring(noun, cause, reason, idea, object)
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basis(noun, cause, start, reason, idea)
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origin(noun, cause, start, reason, base)
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principle(noun, cause, reason, idea, base)
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reason(noun, feeling, cause, start, object)
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grounds(noun, cause, reason, object, element)
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agent(noun, cause, reason, base, element)
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author(noun, cause, reason, base, element)
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consideration(noun, cause, reason, object, element)
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determinant(noun, cause, reason, object, base)
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element(noun, cause, influence, reason, base)
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foundation(noun, cause, start, reason, base)
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leaven(noun, cause, reason, element, matter)
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matter(noun, reason, element, source, agent)
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agency(noun, reason, element, matter, source)
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aim(noun, cause, reason, object, element)
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APASmart Define. (2015). mainspring thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/mainspring/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "mainspring thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/mainspring/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, mainspring thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/mainspring/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "mainspring thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/mainspring/thesaurus/synonyms>