All cause antonyms
cause
C c noun cause
- effect β something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
- discouragement β an act or instance of discouraging.
- result β to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
- conclusion β When you come to a conclusion, you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts.
- neglect β to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- thoughtlessness β lacking in consideration for others; inconsiderate; tactless: a thoughtless remark.
- consequence β The consequences of something are the results or effects of it.
- development β Development is the gradual growth or formation of something.
- fruit β any product of plant growth useful to humans or animals.
- issue β the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution: the issue of food and blankets to flood victims.
- outcome β a final product or end result; consequence; issue.
- outgrowth β a natural development, product, or result: to consider truancy an outgrowth of parental neglect.
- product β a thing produced by labor: products of farm and factory; the product of his thought.
verb cause
- destroy β To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- ruin β ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- prevent β to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- delay β If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
- deter β To deter someone from doing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it.
- block β A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
- hinder β to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- impede β to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- obstruct β to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- hide β Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- repress β to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
- discourage β to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- halt β to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- stop β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- finish β to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- close β When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- cover β If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
- keep β to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.