Synonyms of catalyzing

catalyzing

verb

present participle of catalyze

as in creating

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

• creating
• causing
• generating
• bringing
• prompting
• producing
• doing
• spawning
• inducing
• effecting
• working
• yielding
• making
• invoking
• effectuating
• engendering
• bringing about
• resulting (in)
• promoting
• occasioning
• giving rise to
• encouraging
• translating (into)
• drawing on
• breeding
• introducing
• initiating
• begetting
• determining
• bringing on
• bringing forth
• establishing
• fostering
• contributing (to)
• launching
• developing
• inaugurating
• pioneering
• instituting
• founding
• furthering
• enacting
• cultivating
• deciding
• beginning
• starting
• advancing
• nurturing
• rendering
• forwarding
• setting
• innovating
• conducing (to)
• setting up
• nourishing
• fathering
• turning out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• limiting
• restricting
• impeding
• suppressing
• controlling
• inhibiting
• crushing
• repressing
• stifling
• quashing
• curbing
• retarding
• quelling
• subduing
• restraining
• dampening
• arresting
• checking
• smothering
• killing
• putting down
• destroying
• squelching
• squashing
• quenching
• abolishing
• extinguishing
• cracking down (on)
• liquidating
• clamping down (on)
• demolishing
• reining (in)
• canning
• stilling
• snuffing (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of catalyzing

Friendly state legislatures are steering money to private schools, catalyzing huge growth in recent years with far-reaching consequences. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 16 July 2026

Yet the latest edition of the Fed's Beige Book — a recap of regional conditions published eight times a year — indicated that the event wasn't necessarily catalyzing broader economic growth. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 July 2026

Advertisement Transparency will play a huge role in catalyzing this change. — Sasha Luccioni, Time, 3 July 2026

YouTube simplified video uploading before catalyzing the creator economy and adjacent monetization ecosystems. — Bill Oldham, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

The 2019 export ban changed that dynamic, catalyzing a sharp increase in domestic mineral processing investment and accelerating industrial development. — Pandu Sjahrir, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026

The Golden State is at a critical juncture in textile waste management, with the implementation of SB 707 catalyzing a circular economy. — Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Feb. 2026

Mandated by the state’s Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, a 2021 bill catalyzing the transition to 100% renewable energy sources, this is the second four-year grid plan for ComEd. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026

As a child, Hamnet dies during the plague—a loss that O’Farrell depicts as catalyzing Shakespeare’s tragic play about the Danish prince. — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2025