Synonyms of create

create

verb

krē-ˈāt 

as in to generate

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

it was your negligence that created this mess

Synonyms & Similar Words

• generate
• bring
• cause
• produce
• do
• prompt
• work
• spawn
• induce
• make
• invoke
• yield
• effectuate
• effect
• catalyze
• bring about
• promote
• draw on
• translate (into)
• introduce
• engender
• result (in)
• encourage
• found
• give rise to
• beget
• breed
• establish
• bring forth
• bring on
• initiate
• develop
• contribute (to)
• occasion
• determine
• inaugurate
• begin
• launch
• cultivate
• decide
• foster
• enact
• start
• pioneer
• render
• institute
• set
• set up
• forward
• conduce (to)
• further
• innovate
• nurture
• advance
• nourish
• turn out
• father

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restrict
• limit
• impede
• suppress
• quash
• stifle
• subdue
• quell
• control
• repress
• dampen
• restrain
• smother
• inhibit
• check
• crush
• put down
• curb
• can
• kill
• destroy
• arrest
• retard
• squelch
• rein (in)
• abolish
• squash
• crack down (on)
• extinguish
• still
• liquidate
• demolish
• clamp down (on)
• quench
• snuff (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of create

This short‑term subsidy helped insurers offering stand‑alone Part D plans maintain more stable premiums during the rollout of the new out‑of‑pocket cap created under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). — Joy Miller, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026

Now, physicists in Germany have created an unusual three-dimensional light field by making two ultrashort laser pulses meet from different directions—and used it to access those elusive states. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Moore said people took to Reddit to discuss Janie, created commentary videos on TikTok and corrected anyone who thought Janie was real in her comment section. — Jesse Watson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Superman and Batman might be one of the DC Universe’s most famous partnerships, but Robert Pattinson is officially ending speculation that his take on Bruce Wayne would fit in the cinematic world created by James Gunn. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026