CREATE Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

create

verb

krē-ˈāt

Definition of create next

as in to generate

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) it was your negligence that created this mess

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Recent Examples of create Co-created by and starring Dan Levy, the darkly funny series mixes dysfunctional family antics with the drama of being pulled into an organized crime ring. —

Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026 The vinegar, which is used instead of lemon juice, helps create a creamy filling and the sautéed apples add a warmth that makes for a satisfying bite. —

Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026 Founded by Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho in 2006, the charity focuses on creating solutions to issues relating to young people’s health, wealth inequality and climate resilience in Lesotho and Botswana. —

Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026 As Noguchi himself noted, his best works were never created. —

Terry Nguyen, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for create

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Some early testers have used Skills to quickly enter prompts to calculate protein macros in a recipe, generate side-by-side comparisons across multiple tabs while shopping, and summarize lengthy documents, Google adds.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 15 Apr. 2026
The book was completed months before Anthropic’s redlines generated new interest in autonomous-drone swarms and killer robots, but even then the writing was on the wall.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026