Prompt and Repress

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Prompt

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

Usage example: a misguided pride prompted the family to refuse all offers of help

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Repress is an antonym for prompt in incite topic.

Nearby Words: promptly, prompted, prompting, promptitude, promptness

Repress

Repress verb - To put a stop to (something) by the use of force.

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Antonyms for Repress

Prompt is an antonym for repress.

Nearby Words: repression, repressive, repressing

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Common collocations

reaction	prompt reaction	repress reaction
people	prompt people	repress people
evolution	prompt evolution	repress evolution
anyone	prompt anyone	repress anyone
Other words: reactions.

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