Antonyms of adj causeless

2 senses of causeless

Sense 1
causeless, reasonless -- (having no justifying cause or reason; "a senseless, causeless murder"; "a causeless war that never had an aim"; "an apparently arbitrary and reasonless change")

INDIRECT (VIA unmotivated) -> motivated -- (provided with a motive or given incentive for action; "a highly motivated child can learn almost anything"; "a group of politically motivated men")

Sense 2
causeless, fortuitous, uncaused -- (having no cause or apparent cause; "a causeless miracle"; "fortuitous encounters--strange accidents of fortune"; "we cannot regard artistic invention as...uncaused and unrelated to the times")

INDIRECT (VIA unintended) -> intended -- (resulting from one's intentions; "your intended trip abroad"; "an intended insult")

Similarity of adj causeless

2 senses of causeless

Sense 1
causeless, reasonless -- (having no justifying cause or reason; "a senseless, causeless murder"; "a causeless war that never had an aim"; "an apparently arbitrary and reasonless change")
       => unmotivated (vs. motivated) -- (without motivation)

Sense 2
causeless, fortuitous, uncaused -- (having no cause or apparent cause; "a causeless miracle"; "fortuitous encounters--strange accidents of fortune"; "we cannot regard artistic invention as...uncaused and unrelated to the times")
       => unintended (vs. intended) -- (not deliberate)

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