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
• totalling
• amounting (to)
• commanding
• exacting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bring

Verb

This is a great way to overwinter your favorite herbs if your pots are too big to bring indoors. —Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 9 May 2025

The 200 freestyle brings a matchup with Torrey Pines junior Aya Ferguson, who led qualifying in that event (1:50.19) and the 100 free 50.79) in her bid for repeat titles. —Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025

Verb

This storm is bringing gusty winds, heavy rain and thunderstorms with lightning to Northern California, including the San Francisco Bay area. —Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024

Nine states from Virginia to Maine are under snow alerts on Christmas Eve morning as a band of snow moves through the Northeast, bringing treacherous driving conditions. —Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024

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