Synonyms of catalyzes

catalyzes

verb

present tense third-person singular of catalyze

as in creates

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of catalyzes

Catherine LaCour is the CEO and executive director of The Blackbaud Giving Fund, which catalyzes donor generosity and lasting impact. — Catherine Lacour, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Florida has long thought of itself as a state that catalyzes growth, backed up by its booming population. — Matt Brooks, Fortune, 15 July 2026

The luciferase catalyzes the oxidation of luciferin, producing blue light, which GFP then absorbs and re-emits as green fluorescence. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026

Besieging someone only catalyzes those defense mechanisms. — Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026

Beyond metallurgy, vanadium pentoxide catalyzes sulfuric acid production, and newer applications include vanadium redox flow batteries for large-scale energy storage. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025

Holland also originated the role of Elegba in the 2009 production of The Brothers Size, which perhaps catalyzes a clever, poignant dynamic in his tension with Mays’ Elegba. — Essence, 17 Sep. 2025