cause vs antecedent

antecedent vs cause

cause and antecedent both are nouns.

cause is not an adjective while antecedent is an adjective.

cause is a verb but antecedent is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cause	Yes	No	Yes	No
antecedent	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, antecedent is a hyponym of cause; that is, antecedent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cause:

cause: events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
antecedent: a preceding occurrence or cause or event

Other hyponyms of cause include aetiology, etiology, factor, producer, mutagenesis.

cause (noun)	antecedent (noun)
any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results	the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy	a preceding occurrence or cause or event
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end	someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
a justification for something existing or happening	anything that precedes something similar in time
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

cause (adjective)	antecedent (adjective)
	preceding in time or order

cause (verb)	antecedent (verb)
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

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