Delay and Enable

Opposite meaning words

Delay verb - To move or act slowly.

Show all Definitions

Enable is an antonym for delay.

Nearby Words: delayed, delaying, delayer

Enable verb - To make able or possible.

Show all Definitions

Delay is an antonym for enable in allow topic.

Nearby Words: enabled, enabling

someone	delay someone	enable someone
couple	delay couple	enable couple
flight	delay flight	enable flight
destruction	delay destruction	enable destruction
Other words: pursuit, plan, effects, fight, escape, invasion, player, attacks.

Force Feeding: A version of this in chapter 30 where Kaname forces Zero to drink his blood, with the explanation that it will delay his fall to a level E (while to Kaname's gain; enable Zero to continue working as Yuuki's "shield" and gain power to fight Rido).

Source: Manga / Vampire Knight

Cite this Source

Enable and Delay. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/delay/enable

Delay & Enable. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/delay/enable>.

Enable or Delay. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/delay/enable.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "delay" and "enable" have occurred on timeline