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

Water turns that color when filtration fails, causing algae to grow. — Valerie Greene, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

In the report, presented to the park board Wednesday, the firm urged the district to increase the fees over a three-year period to avoid causing a burden for residents, according to the report. — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Storms capable of causing hail and wind damage were traveling through central Arizona early Thursday, with some flood watches and the possibility of tornadoes, the National Weather Service said. — Wufei Yu, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

City code inspectors cited one of Miami’s largest condominiums for breaking the law by operating as a hotel, reinforcing the effort to shut down hundreds of short-term vacation rentals causing chaos at the Brickell tower. — Linda Robertson updated October 22, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Her death was initially ruled a suicide, but Farwell was later charged with a federal count of killing a witness or victim and causing the death of an unborn child. — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Leslie injected Messam with silicone in Westchester County, causing her death, according to the indictment. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

In many instances, a nature lead might find that their underlying motivation is at odds with their employer’s, causing friction and making their — suddenly outsized — remit difficult to fulfil. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026

Perimenopause can last up to a decade of a woman’s life, causing confounding and disruptive symptoms that are hard to separate from other health issues. — Eliza Thompson, Time, 15 Oct. 2026