Synonyms of bringing

bringing

verb

present participle of bring

1

as in creating

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

• creating
• causing
• generating
• prompting
• doing
• producing
• spawning
• working
• yielding
• making
• inducing
• effecting
• invoking
• bringing about
• introducing
• catalyzing
• breeding
• promoting
• resulting (in)
• giving rise to
• translating (into)
• encouraging
• drawing on
• effectuating
• engendering
• begetting
• bringing on
• occasioning
• bringing forth
• establishing
• initiating
• launching
• developing
• inaugurating
• determining
• contributing (to)
• founding
• starting
• fostering
• pioneering
• instituting
• deciding
• beginning
• cultivating
• furthering
• enacting
• advancing
• nurturing
• rendering
• setting
• forwarding
• innovating
• conducing (to)
• setting up
• fathering
• turning out
• nourishing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• limiting
• restricting
• impeding
• controlling
• suppressing
• crushing
• checking
• subduing
• repressing
• stifling
• smothering
• restraining
• quashing
• arresting
• inhibiting
• quelling
• dampening
• killing
• curbing
• putting down
• retarding
• destroying
• squashing
• squelching
• abolishing
• extinguishing
• liquidating
• cracking down (on)
• demolishing
• clamping down (on)
• quenching
• canning
• reining (in)
• stilling
• snuffing (out)

2

as in persuading

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

• persuading
• convincing
• getting
• satisfying
• inducing
• moving
• gaining
• converting
• attracting
• urging
• arguing
• talking (into)
• prevailing (on or upon)
• winning (over)
• coaxing
• bringing around
• luring
• prompting
• selling
• seducing
• entreating
• influencing
• enticing
• exhorting
• discussing
• cajoling
• wheedling
• tempting
• swaying
• interesting
• drawing
• conversing
• debating
• inclining
• brainwashing
• alluring
• blandishing
• leading on
• beguiling
• blarneying
• snowing
• disputing
• overpersuading
• reasoning (with)
• fast-talking
• hashing (over)
• chewing over
• mooting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deterring
• discouraging
• dissuading
• unselling

3

as in costing

to have a price of

the antique will probably bring at least $1000 at auction

Synonyms & Similar Words

• costing
• fetching
• going (for)
• running
• selling (for)
• asking
• coming (to)
• totaling
• listing (for)
• demanding
• amounting (to)
• commanding
• exacting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bringing

Players partnered with brands including Head, Adidas, Nike, Fila, Ellesse and even Coca Cola bringing their names and signatures to everything from rackets and sneakers to wristbands and warm-up gear. — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2026

The man was rescued from a hydropower tunnel, according to a social media post by the country’s prime minister’s office, bringing the total to three workers pulled alive from the Trishuli hydropower project. — Shristi Kafle, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

The award-winning actress also starred alongside alongside Bernadette Peters in Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends from 2023 to 2024, bringing the production to Los Angeles after a successful run in London’s West End. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2026

In addition to bringing the standard ten essentials for outdoor excursions, consider what special tools your dog will need. — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

That’s when employers begin preparing for the fourth quarter and the holiday season, bringing more demand for workers in areas including retail and transportation and warehousing. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

The festival later added the Gaza documentary NAZA, co-directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, bringing the total to two. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

By bringing Boyd into the fold, Eaton can keep its hyperscale customers and attempt to prevent them from looking elsewhere as their infrastructure demands grow. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

The Moon enters Aries and your 5th House of Creativity, Romance, Play, and Self-Expression, bringing fresh energy to fun, confidence, desire, and artistic risk. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026