Synonyms of begotten

begotten

verb

variants or begot

past participle of beget

1

as in created

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

one change in the natural environment will beget others

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in spawned

to become the father of

the racehorse begot several Kentucky Derby winners

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of begotten

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

What links the above is that all were begotten by one man—Andrzej Pągowski, born in 1953. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 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

Metroid and Castlevania begot the Metroidvania; hell, today, practically every game of any high difficulty gets roped in with soulslikes (referencing Dark Souls). — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025

Yet, that controversy also begot Blu’s Hanging, as inextricably as the chicken, the egg. — Literary Hub, 17 June 2025

Its shrinking budget has begotten a shrinking member base, leading to an even smaller budget. — Brian Mittendorf, The Conversation, 12 Jan. 2024