noncausative (B2)
adjective
Definition
noncausative means not causative. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as noncausative.
A noncausative tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became noncausative after the announcement.
How to Use noncausative
- noncausative + noun (collocation)
- Use noncausative before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a noncausative reaction."
- become noncausative (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became noncausative near the end."
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