uncaused

[ uhn-kawzd ]

/ ʌnˈkɔzd /

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adjective

not resulting from some antecedent cause.

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Origin of uncaused

First recorded in 1620–30; un-¹ + cause + -ed²

Words nearby uncaused

uncap, uncapable, uncared-for, Uncas, uncase, uncaused, unceasing, unceasingly, uncensored, unceremonious, uncertain

How to use uncaused in a sentence

Surely the aspect in which it is not determined is absolutely removed from God's control and altogether uncaused.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik
In none of these directions do we make the least allowance for the operation of an uncaused "will."
Determinism or Free-Will?|Chapman Cohen
It is a thing which is forever causing, but which is in itself uncaused.
Is Life Worth Living?|William Hurrell Mallock
He limited his inquiry to the question—whether there exists in human affairs such a thing as an “uncaused and creative action.”
Rustic Sounds|Francis Darwin

He guards, here, against the error of looking upon the individual act of will as uncaused.
The Development of Metaphysics in Persia|Muhammad Iqbal

British Dictionary definitions for uncaused

uncaused

/ (ʌnˈkɔːzd) /

adjective

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

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