diff --git a/junit-jupiter-engine/src/test/java/org/junit/jupiter/engine/ExceptionHandlingTests.java b/junit-jupiter-engine/src/test/java/org/junit/jupiter/engine/ExceptionHandlingTests.java
index 7403023afcb1..a89405d11b44 100644
--- a/junit-jupiter-engine/src/test/java/org/junit/jupiter/engine/ExceptionHandlingTests.java
+++ b/junit-jupiter-engine/src/test/java/org/junit/jupiter/engine/ExceptionHandlingTests.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 import static org.junit.platform.testkit.engine.EventConditions.test;
 import static org.junit.platform.testkit.engine.TestExecutionResultConditions.isA;
 import static org.junit.platform.testkit.engine.TestExecutionResultConditions.message;
-import static org.junit.platform.testkit.engine.TestExecutionResultConditions.suppressed;
+import static org.junit.platform.testkit.engine.TestExecutionResultConditions.suppressedThrowable;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Optional;
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ void checkedExceptionInAfterEachIsSuppressedByExceptionInTest() {
 				finishedWithFailure(allOf( //
 					isA(RuntimeException.class), //
 					message("unchecked"), //
-					suppressed(0, allOf(isA(IOException.class), message("checked")))))), //
+					suppressedThrowable(0, allOf(isA(IOException.class), message("checked")))))), //
 			event(container(testClass), finishedSuccessfully()), //
 			event(engine(), finishedSuccessfully()));
 	}
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ void exceptionInAfterEachTakesPrecedenceOverFailedAssumptionInTest() {
 				finishedWithFailure(allOf( //
 					isA(IOException.class), //
 					message("checked"), //
-					suppressed(0, allOf(isA(TestAbortedException.class)))))), //
+					suppressedThrowable(0, allOf(isA(TestAbortedException.class)))))), //
 			event(container(FailureTestCase.class), finishedSuccessfully()), //
 			event(engine(), finishedSuccessfully()));
 	}
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ void exceptionInAfterAllCallbackDoesNotHideExceptionInBeforeAllCallback() {
 			event(container(testClass), started()), //
 			event(container(testClass), finishedWithFailure(allOf( //
 				message("beforeAll callback"), //
-				suppressed(0, message("afterAll callback"))))), //
+				suppressedThrowable(0, message("afterAll callback"))))), //
 			event(engine(), finishedSuccessfully()));
 	}
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ void failureInAfterAllTakesPrecedenceOverTestAbortedExceptionInBeforeAll() {
 			event(container(FailureTestCase.class), started()), //
 			event(container(FailureTestCase.class),
 				finishedWithFailure(allOf(isA(IOException.class), message("checked"),
-					suppressed(0, allOf(isA(TestAbortedException.class), message("aborted")))))), //
+					suppressedThrowable(0, allOf(isA(TestAbortedException.class), message("aborted")))))), //
 			event(engine(), finishedSuccessfully()));
 	}
 
diff --git a/junit-jupiter-engine/src/test/java/org/junit/jupiter/engine/extension/ProgrammaticExtensionRegistrationTests.java b/junit-jupiter-engine/src/test/java/org/junit/jupiter/engine/extension/ProgrammaticExtensionRegistrationTests.java
index 6a2ef3ba7bc9..9ff3488acdd9 100644
--- a/junit-jupiter-engine/src/test/java/org/junit/jupiter/engine/extension/ProgrammaticExtensionRegistrationTests.java
+++ b/junit-jupiter-engine/src/test/java/org/junit/jupiter/engine/extension/ProgrammaticExtensionRegistrationTests.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import static org.junit.platform.testkit.engine.EventConditions.finishedWithFailure;
 import static org.junit.platform.testkit.engine.TestExecutionResultConditions.isA;
 import static org.junit.platform.testkit.engine.TestExecutionResultConditions.message;
-import static org.junit.platform.testkit.engine.TestExecutionResultConditions.nestedCause;
+import static org.junit.platform.testkit.engine.TestExecutionResultConditions.nestedThrowable;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
@@ -83,14 +83,15 @@ void classLevelFromInterface() {
 
 	@Test
 	void propagatesCheckedExceptionThrownDuringInitializationOfStaticField() {
-		assertClassFails(ClassLevelExplosiveCheckedExceptionTestCase.class,
-			allOf(isA(ExceptionInInitializerError.class), nestedCause(allOf(isA(Exception.class), message("boom")))));
+		assertClassFails(ClassLevelExplosiveCheckedExceptionTestCase.class, allOf(
+			isA(ExceptionInInitializerError.class), nestedThrowable(allOf(isA(Exception.class), message("boom")))));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void propagatesUncheckedExceptionThrownDuringInitializationOfStaticField() {
-		assertClassFails(ClassLevelExplosiveUncheckedExceptionTestCase.class, allOf(
-			isA(ExceptionInInitializerError.class), nestedCause(allOf(isA(RuntimeException.class), message("boom")))));
+		assertClassFails(ClassLevelExplosiveUncheckedExceptionTestCase.class,
+			allOf(isA(ExceptionInInitializerError.class),
+				nestedThrowable(allOf(isA(RuntimeException.class), message("boom")))));
 	}
 
 	@Test
diff --git a/junit-platform-testkit/src/main/java/org/junit/platform/testkit/engine/EventConditions.java b/junit-platform-testkit/src/main/java/org/junit/platform/testkit/engine/EventConditions.java
index 207b6ff861d5..adbee81b6238 100644
--- a/junit-platform-testkit/src/main/java/org/junit/platform/testkit/engine/EventConditions.java
+++ b/junit-platform-testkit/src/main/java/org/junit/platform/testkit/engine/EventConditions.java
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ private static Condition<Event> finishedWithCause(Status expectedStatus,
 			Condition<? super Throwable> causeCondition) {
 
 		return finished(Assertions.allOf(TestExecutionResultConditions.status(expectedStatus),
-			TestExecutionResultConditions.cause(causeCondition)));
+			TestExecutionResultConditions.throwable(causeCondition)));
 	}
 
 	public static Condition<Event> finishedWithFailure() {
diff --git a/junit-platform-testkit/src/main/java/org/junit/platform/testkit/engine/TestExecutionResultConditions.java b/junit-platform-testkit/src/main/java/org/junit/platform/testkit/engine/TestExecutionResultConditions.java
index 846386f1e8f2..03fa896615d7 100644
--- a/junit-platform-testkit/src/main/java/org/junit/platform/testkit/engine/TestExecutionResultConditions.java
+++ b/junit-platform-testkit/src/main/java/org/junit/platform/testkit/engine/TestExecutionResultConditions.java
@@ -40,23 +40,23 @@ public static Condition<TestExecutionResult> status(Status expectedStatus) {
 			expectedStatus);
 	}
 
-	public static Condition<TestExecutionResult> cause(Condition<? super Throwable> condition) {
+	public static Condition<TestExecutionResult> throwable(Condition<? super Throwable> condition) {
 		return new Condition<>(
 			where(TestExecutionResult::getThrowable,
 				throwable -> throwable.isPresent() && condition.matches(throwable.get())),
-			"cause matches %s", condition);
+			"throwable matches %s", condition);
 	}
 
-	public static Condition<Throwable> nestedCause(Condition<Throwable> condition) {
-		return new Condition<>(throwable -> condition.matches(throwable.getCause()), "nested cause matches %s",
+	public static Condition<Throwable> nestedThrowable(Condition<Throwable> condition) {
+		return new Condition<>(throwable -> condition.matches(throwable.getCause()), "nested throwable matches %s",
 			condition);
 	}
 
-	public static Condition<Throwable> suppressed(int index, Condition<Throwable> condition) {
+	public static Condition<Throwable> suppressedThrowable(int index, Condition<Throwable> condition) {
 		return new Condition<>(
 			throwable -> throwable.getSuppressed().length > index
 					&& condition.matches(throwable.getSuppressed()[index]),
-			"suppressed exception at index %d matches %s", index, condition);
+			"suppressed throwable at index %d matches %s", index, condition);
 	}
 
 	public static Condition<Throwable> isA(Class<? extends Throwable> expectedType) {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public static Condition<Throwable> message(String expectedMessage) {
 	}
 
 	public static Condition<Throwable> message(Predicate<String> expectedMessagePredicate) {
-		return new Condition<>(where(Throwable::getMessage, expectedMessagePredicate), "message predicate");
+		return new Condition<>(where(Throwable::getMessage, expectedMessagePredicate), "message matches predicate");
 	}
 
 }