Synonyms of brings

brings

verb

present tense third-person singular of bring

1

as in creates

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

• creates
• causes
• generates
• prompts
• produces
• does
• spawns
• yields
• invokes
• induces
• works
• makes
• engenders
• catalyzes
• begets
• brings about
• gives rise to
• introduces
• draws on
• brings on
• brings forth
• effects
• occasions
• encourages
• results (in)
• translates (into)
• promotes
• breeds
• effectuates
• establishes
• initiates
• inaugurates
• founds
• contributes (to)
• determines
• launches
• begins
• develops
• starts
• fosters
• decides
• cultivates
• furthers
• renders
• enacts
• nourishes
• conduces (to)
• sets up
• fathers
• sets
• nurtures
• institutes
• turns out
• innovates
• advances
• pioneers
• forwards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restricts
• limits
• impedes
• suppresses
• dampens
• inhibits
• stifles
• subdues
• smothers
• represses
• controls
• restrains
• crushes
• checks
• squashes
• kills
• arrests
• reins (in)
• puts down
• curbs
• destroys
• retards
• quells
• quashes
• squelches
• abolishes
• extinguishes
• cracks down (on)
• clamps down (on)
• demolishes
• cans
• stills
• liquidates
• quenches
• snuffs (out)

2

as in convinces

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

• convinces
• persuades
• satisfies
• gets
• induces
• attracts
• moves
• urges
• argues
• converts
• wins (over)
• gains
• coaxes
• talks (into)
• prevails (on or upon)
• brings around
• entices
• prompts
• seduces
• tempts
• sells
• entreats
• exhorts
• lures
• draws
• cajoles
• discusses
• wheedles
• influences
• allures
• sways
• beguiles
• leads on
• snows
• inclines
• interests
• brainwashes
• blandishes
• blarneys
• converses
• debates
• disputes
• fast-talks
• reasons (with)
• overpersuades
• moots
• hashes (over)
• chews over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discourages
• deters
• dissuades
• unsells

3

as in costs

to have a price of

the antique will probably bring at least $1000 at auction

Synonyms & Similar Words

• costs
• fetches
• goes (for)
• sells (for)
• runs
• comes (to)
• asks
• lists (for)
• amounts (to)
• demands
• exacts
• totals
• commands

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of brings

Put down the imaginary conversation and choose something that brings you back to the present. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2026

San Antonio reached the NBA Finals last season and has been one of the best teams in the West again, while Golden State brings one of the league’s top 3-point attacks into a tough road matchup. — FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2026

Stabler’s return to the SVU squad room brings a particular look from Rollins to Benson — one that everyone understands the undertone of. — Entertainment Weekly, 13 Nov. 2026

Morrison’s lusty humor brings the Oval Office temptations of his character fiendishly to life. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026

Together, Blumhouse Atomic brings a unique combination of collaboration, inventiveness and engagement to the creative process. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2026

Gleb must provide fourteen men, a number that brings the film’s title, with its reference to Greek mythology, into crystalline focus. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2026

There's no mistaking this was a bad loss that brings the Giants back to earth and back to the pack in the mediocre NFC East. — ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026

Scott Udell is involved in the buying and development of the diamond program for London Jewelers and brings an expertise in watches. — David Moin, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2026