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bring on

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Synonyms & Antonyms of bring on

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)

this legislation will surely bring on some unintended consequences

Synonyms for bring on

beget,
breed,
bring,
bring about,
catalyze,
cause,
create,
do,
draw on,
effect,
effectuate,
engender,
generate,
induce,
invoke,
make,
occasion,
produce,
prompt,
result (in),
spawn,
translate (into),
work,
yield

Words Related to bring on

conduce (to),
contribute (to)

decide,
determine

begin,
establish,
father,
found,
inaugurate,
initiate,
innovate,
institute,
introduce,
launch,
pioneer,
set,
set up,
start

advance,
cultivate,
develop,
encourage,
forward,
foster,
further,
nourish,
nurture,
promote

enact,
render,
turn out

Phrases Synonymous with bring on

bring forth,
give rise to

Near Antonyms for bring on

impede,
limit,
restrict

clamp down (on),
crack down (on),
crush,
dampen,
put down,
quash,
quell,
repress,
smother,
squash,
squelch,
stifle,
subdue,
suppress

arrest,
check,
control,
curb,
inhibit,
rein (in),
restrain,
retard

can
[slang],
kill,
snuff (out),
still

abolish,
demolish,
destroy,
extinguish,
liquidate,
quench

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“Bring on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bring%20on. Accessed 19 Jan. 2021.

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