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

Her elevation to the appellate court would fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Richard Huffman. —Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026

This watch guide was created using technology provided by Data Skrive. —Data Skrive, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026

That’s the culture that’s created here. —Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026

It was created by endurance pro Christian Toetzke and three-time Olympic field hockey medalist Moritz Fürste, who have branded it as a low-barrier sport that anyone can join. —Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026