Synonyms of bring

bring 1 of 2

verb (1)

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

bringing

2 of 2

verb (2)

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 bring

Verb

Which brings us back to this new Misen pan. —Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025

Its basement is attached to a pathway used during the Underground Railroad and Prohibition, according to owner Tommy Burelle, who brings 30 years of downtown bar experience to his restaurant. —Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025

Verb

The veteran journalist is known for his voracious research into his subjects, often bringing gifts to coordinate with unexpected questions. —Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025

The automaker is bringing its Ford Racing Season Launch to the Motor City the same week as the Detroit Auto Show kicks off. —Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 11 Nov. 2025

Phrases Containing bring

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