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results (in)

verb , present tense third-person singular of result (in)

Synonyms and Antonyms of results (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 results (in)

begets, breeds, brings, brings about, brings on, catalyzes, causes, creates, does, draws on, effects, effectuates, engenders, generates, induces, invokes, makes, occasions, produces, prompts, spawns, translates (into), works, yields

Words Related to results (in)

conduces (to), contributes (to)

decides, determines

begins, establishes, fathers, founds, inaugurates, initiates, innovates, institutes, introduces, launches, pioneers, sets, sets up, starts

advances, cultivates, develops, encourages, forwards, fosters, furthers, nourishes, nurtures, promotes

enacts, renders, turns out

Phrases Synonymous with results (in)

brings forth, gives rise to

Near Antonyms of results (in)

impedes, limits, restricts

clamps down (on), cracks down (on), crushes, dampens, puts down, quashes, quells, represses, smothers, squashes, squelches, stifles, subdues, suppresses

arrests, checks, controls, curbs, inhibits, reins (in), restrains, retards

cans [slang], kills, snuffs (out), stills

abolishes, demolishes, destroys, extinguishes, liquidates, quenches

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