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Moderator

One who, or that which, moderates, restrains, or pacifies.

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Go-between 76% connected

An intermediate agent; a broker; a procurer; -- usually in a disparaging sense.

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Inhibitor 76% connected

That which causes inhibitory action; esp., an inhibitory nerve.

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Intercessor 76% connected

One who goes between, or intercedes; a mediator. (a) One who interposes between parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them. (b) One who plead…

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Intermediary 76% connected

Lying, coming, or done, between; intermediate; as, an intermediary project.

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Mediator 76% connected

One who mediates; especially, one who interposes between parties at variance for the purpose of reconciling them; hence, an intercessor.

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Modifier 76% connected

One who, or that which, modifies.

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Lead 74% connected

One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though…

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Lead 74% connected

One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Temper 74% connected

To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to…

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Temper 74% connected

To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to…

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Consequence noun · 85% connection

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…

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Effect noun · 85% connection

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…

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Event noun · 85% connection

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…

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Impact noun · 85% connection

a forceful consequence; a strong effect; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop"

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Issue noun · 85% connection

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…

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Outcome noun · 85% connection

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…

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Result noun · 85% connection

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…

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Upshot noun · 85% connection

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…

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Wallop noun · 85% connection

a forceful consequence; a strong effect; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop"

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Aftermath noun · 84% connection

the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how m…

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Backwash noun · 84% connection

the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how m…

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Branch noun · 84% connection

a natural consequence of development

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By-product noun · 84% connection

a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence

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Byproduct noun · 84% connection

a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence

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Change noun · 84% connection

the result of alteration or modification; "there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs"; "there had been no change in the mou…

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Dent noun · 84% connection

an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening); "it made a dent in my bank account"

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Harvest noun · 84% connection

the consequence of an effort or activity; "they gathered a harvest of examples"; "a harvest of love"

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Influence noun · 84% connection

the effect of one thing (or person) on another; "the influence of mechanical action"

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Belt noun · 78% connection

That which restrains or confines as a girdle.

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Bit verb · 78% connection

Fig.: Anything which curbs or restrains.

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Bound noun · 78% connection

The external or limiting line, either real or imaginary, of any object or space; that which limits or restrains, or within which somet…

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Bridler noun · 78% connection

One who bridles; one who restrains and governs, as with a bridle.

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Confiner noun · 78% connection

One who, or that which, limits or restrains.

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Constraint noun · 78% connection

The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; n…

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Curb noun · 78% connection

That which curbs, restrains, or subdues; a check or hindrance; esp., a chain or strap attached to the upper part of the branches of a…

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Fetter noun · 78% connection

Anything that confines or restrains; a restraint.

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Limit verb · 78% connection

That which terminates, circumscribes, restrains, or confines; the bound, border, or edge; the utmost extent; as, the limit of a walk,…

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Pacfier noun · 78% connection

One who pacifies.

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Pacificator noun · 78% connection

One who, or that which, pacifies; a peacemaker.

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Precisian noun · 78% connection

One who limits, or restrains.

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