Prevent and Result in

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Prevent

Prevent verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
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Result in is an antonym for prevent.
Nearby Words: prevention, preventive, preventing, preventable, preventer

Result in

Result in verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
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Prevent is an antonym for result in in topics: influence, cause, bring about.
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  • Western Animation / Fanboy and Chum Chum You Can't Fight Fate: In "Back from the Future", Lenny time travels to prevent Fanboy and Chum Chum from ever having a Frosty Freezy Freeze, but all of his efforts result in them having it anyway.
    Source: Western Animation / Fanboy and Chum Chum
  • See also Better the Devil You Know, which is when the heroes want to prevent a villain from leaving, because it would result in a worse villain replacing him.
    Source: We Want Our Jerk Back
  • Video Game / Assassin's Creed III He knew that a war would result in colonists getting killed and thus was tried his best to parley and prevent a Revolutionary War from being triggered.
    Source: Video Game / Assassin's Creed III
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