Cause
Cause verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Preventing is an antonym for cause.
Preventing
Both words in one sentence
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What he conveniently left out is that killing Sonic would cause Iblis' release, instead of preventing it.
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In the PSP game, his inability to understand emotions can cause his actions to calm the girls down instead of breaking them down, thus preventing them from becoming witches.
Source: Nice Job Fixing It, Villain - Also, according to The Other Wiki, suicide is the 11th highest cause of death in the US and the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention has 11 goals aimed at preventing suicides.
Source: Painful Rhyme
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Preventing and Cause. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cause/preventing
Cause & Preventing. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cause/preventing>.
Preventing or Cause. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cause/preventing.
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