Cause and Delay

Opposite meaning words

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

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Delay is an antonym for cause in bring about topic.

Nearby Words: caused, causation, causeless, causative, causal

Delay verb - To move or act slowly.

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Cause is an antonym for delay.

Nearby Words: delayed, delaying, delayer

old	old cause	old delay
usual	usual cause	usual delay
initial	initial cause	initial delay
actual	actual cause	actual delay
Other adjectives: huge, little, false, partial, less, larger, eventual, biggest.

problem	cause problem	delay problem
end	cause end	delay end
death	cause death	delay death
destruction	cause destruction	delay destruction
Other words: time, bit, game, effects, explosion, damage, war, attacks.

Needless to say, they are nowhere near his level and don't appear to cause any significant delay to his rescue.

Source: Hot Pursuit
Unfortunately, treatments Ansset received as a boy soprano, to delay puberty, cause a weird chemical reaction, making sex intolerantly painful.

Source: Creator / Orson Scott Card
Phlebotinum Breakdown - Gills' transformations cause rapid cellular delay, greatly shortening Ryou's lifespan.

Source: Series / Kamen Rider Agito

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