Synonyms of bring on

bring on

verb

as in to cause

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

this legislation will surely bring on some unintended consequences

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bring on

In fact, the station is bringing on one part-time and four full-time hires. —Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2025

After the Rodney King scandal, Rorion Gracie was brought on to a civilian panel to reëvaluate the training of L.A.P.D. officers. —Sam Eagan, New Yorker, 29 July 2025

Four of them were sudden deaths brought on by the roundup while three horses were euthanized due to pre-existing conditions, the agency said. —Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2025

This burst of energy may be connected to the emotional clarity brought on by the full moon in your sign on May 12. —Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2025