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result (in)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of result (in)

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

the mix of icy conditions and rush-hour traffic resulted in a number of accidents on the interstate

Synonyms of result (in)

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

Words Related to result (in)

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 result (in)

bring forth, give rise to

Near Antonyms of result (in)

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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