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

Whipping out a camera the moment a restaurant server brings a meal or a favorite performer appears onstage. —Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026

Here, Elliott Gould brings a deft touch to his hang-dog detective Philip Marlowe, moving with a lightness that's hard to pin down but is undeniably comic. —Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026

Typically on papal trips, the Italian national carrier ITA Airways brings the pope to his destination and that country’s national carrier brings him home, with ITA sometimes doing the round trip if the voyage is particularly long or to a place that doesn’t have the capacity. —ABC News, 12 June 2026

Leveraging industry experience GSE brings more than 50 years of simulator expertise to the partnership. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026

Priest brings direct volleyball knowledge to this new team coming in as a MLV investor, governor and former managing partner of the Omaha Supernovas. —Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

Boa brings her enthusiasm for math to middle school students through the Colorado Math Circle's After School Program. —Libby Smith, CBS News, 12 June 2026

Gwen brings remarkable experience in politics and public service. —Sofia Baltodano, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026

Firth brings some fire to the table, putting in a stellar performance as Wardex's enigmatic leader. —Ian Stokes, Space.com, 12 June 2026