uncaused

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adjective

Without any precedent cause; self-existent.

Similar
causelessfortuitousunintended
OriginEnglish caused ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveuncaused (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout any precedent cause; self-existent.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving no cause or apparent cause

Similar
causelessfortuitousunintended
Also see
causelessfortuitousunintended

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishcaused
  9. Englishuncaused

From un- + caused.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

unsauced
Cite this entry
APA

uncaused. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncaused

MLA

“uncaused.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncaused. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncaused,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncaused.

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