Synonyms of causing

causing

verb

present participle of cause

as in creating

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

the ice storm caused a massive power outage

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of causing

When a single cell in a repeating lattice cracks or punctures, the surrounding identical cells immediately follow suit, causing a chain-reaction collapse. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026

The show is set over 200 years after the life of Avatar Korra, with the world having been devastated by an apocalyptic event dubbed The Cataclysm that Korra is blamed for causing. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026

The Metropole Condominium Association and EJF denied causing the damage and said any damage was caused by third parties beyond their control and that Lambert failed to limit his losses. — Anna Schecter, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026

Now the artificial inmates are running the asylum when violent replicant uprisings flip the script, causing humanity to become second-class citizens. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Initial security camera video suggests the building’s roof collapsed, causing the scaffolding and portions of the building to also come down, officials said. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026

The three-story building gave way while construction workers were digging Wednesday afternoon at an adjacent lot, causing New York City’s mayor to order inspections at about 100 building sites involving companies related to the project. — Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026

The county said those strike activities have created safety risks for pedestrians and heavy vehicles, in addition to causing significant delays in residential and commercial trash collection across the county. — Claire Wang, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026

Shortly before the shooting, Kansas City police responded to the area on reports of a person causing a disturbance and jumping into the street, the highway patrol said. — Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026