Bring and Prevent

Opposite meaning words

Bring verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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Prevent is an antonym for bring in cause topic.

Nearby Word: bringing

Prevent verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.

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Bring is an antonym for prevent.

character	bring character	prevent character
people	bring people	prevent people
someone	bring someone	prevent someone
end	bring end	prevent end
Other words: death, destruction, time, characters, world, game, harm, brother, war, everyone, son.

Instead they just prevent anyone from entering the city until you bring them a drink because they're thirsty — including a class of schoolchildren who seem to accept this as normal.

Source: Police Are Useless / Video Games
Deadline: The suffering I bring to your world is a mere fraction of what I seek to prevent.

Source: He Who Fights Monsters / Tabletop Games
Sadly it wasn't enough to prevent the cancellation, or possibly bring back the many viewers it had lost.

Source: Growing The Beard / Live-Action TV

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