Synonyms and Antonyms for lost-cause
1. cause (v.)
give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
3. cause (n.)
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
5. cause (n.)
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- candidature
- campaign
- gay lib
- feminist movement
- crusade
- campaigning
- candidacy
- reform
- effort
- electioneering
- fund-raising effort
- anti-war movement
- ad blitz
- war
- feminism
- movement
- political campaign
- advertising campaign
- lost cause
- ad campaign
- youth crusade
- women's liberation movement
- charm campaign
- consumerism
- fund-raising drive
- drive
- gay liberation movement
- women's lib
- fund-raising campaign
- venture
- youth movement
6. cause (n.)
any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
- force
- danger
- vital principle
- agent
- soul
- individual
- operator
- life principle
- manipulator
- destiny
- power
- causal agency
- supernatural
- engine
- occult
- deus ex machina
- someone
- somebody
- fate
- nature
- killer
- theurgy
- catalyst
- causal agent
- physical entity
- cause of death
- prime mover
- first cause
- person
- primum mobile
- mortal
7. lost (adj.)
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
8. lost (adj.)
having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
9. lost (adj.)
spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed
10. lost (adj.)
incapable of being recovered or regained
