Cause and Stop

Opposite meaning words

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

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Stop is an antonym for cause in topics: produce, bring about.

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

Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.

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Cause is an antonym for stop in prevent topic.

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

human	human cause	human stop
old	old cause	old stop
good	good cause	good stop
true	true cause	true stop
Other adjectives: single, entire, big, great, serious, little, bad, main, key, major, immediate, different.

attack	cause attack	stop attack
people	cause people	stop people
end	cause end	stop end
death	cause death	stop death
Other words: destruction, time, game, apocalypse, pain, war, attacks, wars.

Superweapon Surprise: The Etherians have a device that can cause or stop localized planetquakes.

Source: Literature / Journey To The Morning Star
They don't stop or cause crime, at least during their screen time.

Source: Webcomic / Super Stupor
The Littles: In the first season, the theme began with "We are the Littles" and ended with "You can't stop the Littles 'cause The Littles don't stop".

Source: Title Theme Tune

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