Synonyms of bring

bring

verb

ˈbriŋ 

1

as in to create

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

in the end, the lawsuit brought distress to everyone, including the plaintiff

Synonyms & Similar Words

• create
• cause
• generate
• do
• produce
• prompt
• work
• induce
• yield
• make
• spawn
• invoke
• effectuate
• bring about
• effect
• introduce
• catalyze
• draw on
• give rise to
• encourage
• result (in)
• translate (into)
• found
• promote
• beget
• bring on
• bring forth
• breed
• engender
• occasion
• establish
• initiate
• contribute (to)
• determine
• develop
• decide
• begin
• inaugurate
• launch
• forward
• cultivate
• foster
• start
• pioneer
• set
• set up
• enact
• further
• institute
• render
• conduce (to)
• innovate
• advance
• turn out
• nurture
• nourish
• father

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restrict
• limit
• impede
• suppress
• check
• subdue
• quash
• stifle
• dampen
• quell
• smother
• repress
• control
• restrain
• crush
• put down
• curb
• inhibit
• kill
• can
• arrest
• retard
• destroy
• squelch
• rein (in)
• abolish
• squash
• still
• crack down (on)
• extinguish
• liquidate
• clamp down (on)
• demolish
• quench
• snuff (out)

2

as in to convince

to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request

nothing will ever bring her to admit she's wrong

Synonyms & Similar Words

• convince
• persuade
• satisfy
• get
• induce
• move
• gain
• urge
• convert
• attract
• prevail (on or upon)
• argue
• win (over)
• talk (into)
• coax
• bring around
• entice
• lure
• sell
• seduce
• prompt
• tempt
• entreat
• cajole
• exhort
• wheedle
• draw
• influence
• discuss
• sway
• beguile
• lead on
• snow
• interest
• allure
• converse
• incline
• brainwash
• blandish
• fast-talk
• debate
• overpersuade
• dispute
• blarney
• chew over
• moot
• reason (with)
• hash (over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deter
• discourage
• dissuade
• unsell

3

as in to cost

to have a price of

the antique will probably bring at least $1000 at auction

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cost
• fetch
• sell (for)
• run
• go (for)
• come (to)
• ask
• demand
• exact
• list (for)
• amount (to)
• total
• command

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bring

Nearly 300 Minnesota law enforcement agencies are participating in a campaign to bring awareness to how dangerous and deadly speeding can be. —Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026

Thursday, with the passing front, also brings a higher chance of thunderstoms. —Rachael Jay, CBS News, 2 May 2026

Every Kentucky Derby evokes emotion in the winning horse’s team, but the 1990 race brought it to a level even beyond a Hallmark movie. —Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026

On Thursday, the Senate Local Government and Housing Committee brought that extinguishment to House Bill 1114. —The Denver Post, Denver Post, 2 May 2026

Phrases Containing bring

• bring about
• bring around
• bring forth
• bring in
• bring off
• bring on
• bring out
• bring to account
• bring to bear
• bring to light
• bring up