Synonyms of bring

bring 1 of 2

verb (1)

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

brings

2 of 2

verb (2)

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

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