Synonyms of catalyze

catalyze

verb

ˈka-tə-ˌlīz 

as in to create

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)

a reinstitution of the draft would catalyze protests around the country

Synonyms & Similar Words

• create
• cause
• generate
• bring
• prompt
• produce
• do
• induce
• work
• spawn
• effectuate
• yield
• invoke
• make
• effect
• engender
• result (in)
• encourage
• bring about
• promote
• draw on
• translate (into)
• beget
• introduce
• initiate
• give rise to
• found
• bring forth
• bring on
• determine
• contribute (to)
• establish
• occasion
• breed
• foster
• begin
• develop
• inaugurate
• launch
• enact
• cultivate
• decide
• pioneer
• start
• render
• forward
• set up
• further
• nurture
• advance
• set
• innovate
• institute
• conduce (to)
• nourish
• turn out
• father

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• impede
• restrict
• limit
• suppress
• quash
• stifle
• inhibit
• repress
• dampen
• quell
• restrain
• subdue
• smother
• curb
• crush
• control
• put down
• check
• retard
• arrest
• rein (in)
• can
• kill
• squelch
• destroy
• crack down (on)
• abolish
• quench
• squash
• extinguish
• clamp down (on)
• liquidate
• still
• demolish
• snuff (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of catalyze

The 1973 oil shock catalyzed investments in nuclear power, renewable energy, and efficiency that reduced the fossil-fuel intensity of the global economy even more rapidly than climate policy did in the years following the 2015 Paris Agreement. — Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026

The Skoll Foundation catalyzes transformational social change by investing in, connecting, and championing social entrepreneurs and other social innovators who together advance bold and equitable solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. — Big Think, 11 Aug. 2026

People are decreasingly able to tell what’s real and what’s fake, and that’s due in large part to the mainstreaming of this technology catalyzed by OpenAI itself. — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026

Ohtani then catalyzed the winning rally against Alex Lange (1-7). — CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026