Synonyms of begot

begot

verb

variants also begat

past tense of beget

1

as in caused

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

one change in the natural environment will beget others

Synonyms & Similar Words

• caused
• created
• brought
• generated
• spawned
• prompted
• did
• produced
• engendered
• induced
• yielded
• worked
• invoked
• effected
• occasioned
• brought about
• bred
• made
• translated (into)
• catalyzed
• gave rise to
• resulted (in)
• brought forth
• brought on
• effectuated
• introduced
• encouraged
• drew on
• inaugurated
• contributed (to)
• promoted
• founded
• initiated
• fostered
• pioneered
• began
• launched
• instituted
• fathered
• determined
• developed
• established
• decided
• nurtured
• started
• cultivated
• conduced (to)
• rendered
• enacted
• forwarded
• set up
• innovated
• nourished
• advanced
• turned out
• furthered
• set

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• limited
• restricted
• impeded
• suppressed
• crushed
• smothered
• stifled
• controlled
• subdued
• arrested
• quashed
• dampened
• checked
• repressed
• put down
• inhibited
• killed
• restrained
• retarded
• curbed
• quelled
• destroyed
• squelched
• squashed
• clamped down (on)
• abolished
• stilled
• cracked down (on)
• extinguished
• reined (in)
• liquidated
• demolished
• quenched
• canned
• snuffed (out)

2

as in sired

to become the father of

the racehorse begot several Kentucky Derby winners

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sired
• spawned
• fathered
• produced
• reproduced
• got
• multiplied
• propagated
• generated
• engendered
• procreated
• bore
• gendered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of begot

Lestat begat his first love, Nicolas de Lenfent, as well as Louis, Claudia, and another lover, Antoinette. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 June 2026

After the unremarkable Chip Kelly recruiting era, which begat a slight bump under DeShaun Foster, what first-year coach Bob Chesney has done, before coaching a game, has been downright remarkable. — Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 9 May 2026

Electric vehicles began growing in popularity a few years ago thanks to sustained investment and policies that begot social and cultural buy-in. — Andrew Zaleski, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2026

Elvis Presley begat a slew of admiring rock ‘n’ roll legends, from Bob Dylan to David Bowie. — Kim Willis, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026

This revolution of the Skyactiv system begat the Skyactiv-X engine, which incorporates HCCI (as SPCCI). — New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2026

Normally, the automaker’s grand tourers’ alphanumeric names jump by twos between generations; the DB7 begat the DB9, which begat the DB11. — Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2026

What makes the exhibit work is its new perspective on a loathsome period of world history, one in which the resulting artworks aren’t allowed to suffer just because of the corporate culture that begat them. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026

Success begot success, and in the two decades that followed, her company expanded to become a global lifestyle brand involving accessories, clothing, home goods, and more. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025