causative

/ˈkɔzədɪv/

Other forms: causatively

Definitions of causative

1. adjective

   producing an effect
   “poverty as a causative factor in crime”

   synonyms:

   abortifacient

   causing abortion

   activating, actuating

   causing motion or action or change

   anorectic, anorexigenic

   causing loss of appetite

   causal

   involving or constituting a cause; causing

   conducive, contributing, contributive, contributory, tributary

   tending to bring about; being partly responsible for

   errhine

   causing nasal discharge

   fast

   (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time

   inducive, inductive

   inducing or influencing; leading on

   motivating, motivative, motive

   impelling to action

   motive, motor

   causing or able to cause motion

   precipitating

   bringing on suddenly or abruptly

   responsible, responsible for

   being the agent or cause

   sternutative, sternutatory

   causing sneezing

   antonyms:

   noncausative

   not causative