uncaused

American  

[uhn-kawzd] / ʌnˈkɔzd /

adjective

1. not resulting from some antecedent cause.

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uncaused British  

/ ʌnˈkɔːzd /

adjective

1. rare not brought into existence by any cause; spontaneous or natural

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Etymology

Origin of uncaused

First recorded in 1620–30; un- ¹ + cause ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

What if there is the possibility that one small effect might be uncaused somewhere out there in the grand series of cause-and-effect sequences?

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Thus, even in a deterministic setting, an indeterminist can argue that the possibility of an uncaused act is a genuine one.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

But we can’t say that the weather was uncaused, unpreventable, or unpredictable either.

From Slate • Jan. 2, 2019

This reverts to the problem of the First Cause, which is the uncaused cause that gave rise to all other causes.

From Scientific American • Mar. 4, 2018

Not that the act was uncaused by mind; it is one of the highest powers of mind thus to act; but it is done, if I may use the phrase, by an acquired instinct.

From Spare Hours by Brown, John