Synonyms for catalyst
ˈkæt l ɪstcat·a·lyst

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1. catalystnoun

   Someone or something that encourages progress or change.

   Economic development and integration are working as a catalyst for peace.

   Antonyms:
   inhibitor, dampener

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1. catalyst, acceleratornoun

   (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected

   Synonyms:
   gun, gas pedal, accelerator pedal, accelerator, throttle valve, gas, throttle, particle accelerator, atom smasher

   Antonyms:
   anticatalyst

2. catalystnoun

   something that causes an important event to happen

   "the invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the country"

   Synonyms:
   accelerator

   Antonyms:
   anticatalyst

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1. List of paraphrases for "catalyst":

   catalytic, catalysts, enabler, catalysis, switches

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1. Red Bull principal Christian Horner:

   I think it's about who controls Formula One, at the moment you've got two very powerful engine manufacturers that are working closely together and then you've got the promoter and governing body and the engine is the catalyst of that.

2. Zipnosis CEO Jon Pearce:

   It's been a desire of the industry for a long time where we stopped talking about telemedicine or virtual care and it just becomes healthcare, and I think this will be the catalyst for that.

3. Analyst Roger Phillips at Investec:

   We remain buyers, given that the steps needed to run this IP-rich business in a financially disciplined way appear obvious – and a catalyst for change is evident.

4. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   I came legally to america to help the people, but here is what I witnessed as a black man. I see a system of entrapment for blacks which has been set in place for years and has been concretized and solidified in such ways with racism as the driving catalyst, and gate keeper. this makes it almost impossible for blacks to excel-so my reggae sings-no chains around my feet, but still I'm not free? can you imagine people building a system which enslaves them? define freedom in america!

5. John Doyle:

   We seem to be taking a breather here, consolidating gains made off the nice jobs report. It is going to take something else to get us back down below the $1.0760 range, but we're not too sure what that immediate catalyst will be, given the economic calendar is light this week.