All give rise to antonyms

verb give rise to

• destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
• halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
• kill — to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
• stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
• fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
• leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
• ruin — 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.
• refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
• lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
• prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
• delay — 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 — To deter someone from doing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it.
• block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
• hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
• impede — to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
• obstruct — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
• hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
• repress — to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
• discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
• finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
• close — 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 — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
• keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
• deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
• disallow — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
• veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
• ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
• neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
• give up — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
• forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
• miss — to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
• overlook — to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
• placate — to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.
• soothe — to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
• give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
• calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
• wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
• dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
• untangle — to bring out of a tangled state; disentangle; unsnarl.
• untwist — to untangle
• decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
• deaden — If something deadens a feeling or a sound, it makes it less strong or loud.
• silence — absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
• stifle — to quell, crush, or end by force: to stifle a revolt; to stifle free expression.
• suppress — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
• quell — to suppress; put an end to; extinguish: The troops quelled the rebellion quickly.
• dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
• shun — to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
• avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
• withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.