Synonyms of creates

creates

verb

present tense third-person singular of create

as in generates

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

it was your negligence that created this mess

Synonyms & Similar Words

• generates
• brings
• causes
• produces
• prompts
• does
• spawns
• induces
• invokes
• works
• makes
• yields
• engenders
• catalyzes
• begets
• effects
• brings about
• promotes
• introduces
• translates (into)
• encourages
• gives rise to
• draws on
• effectuates
• brings on
• breeds
• occasions
• brings forth
• results (in)
• establishes
• initiates
• founds
• inaugurates
• determines
• develops
• fosters
• contributes (to)
• launches
• begins
• cultivates
• renders
• enacts
• starts
• decides
• furthers
• nourishes
• conduces (to)
• institutes
• nurtures
• innovates
• fathers
• sets
• sets up
• turns out
• advances
• pioneers
• forwards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restricts
• impedes
• limits
• suppresses
• inhibits
• stifles
• dampens
• represses
• controls
• subdues
• smothers
• restrains
• crushes
• squashes
• checks
• curbs
• arrests
• kills
• destroys
• reins (in)
• puts down
• retards
• quells
• quashes
• abolishes
• squelches
• extinguishes
• cracks down (on)
• clamps down (on)
• demolishes
• liquidates
• cans
• quenches
• stills
• snuffs (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of creates

Lanterns wastes little time explaining this backstory ad nauseam and instead creates an immediately inviting dynamic between him and Hal, who comes to him demanding information on Manhunters. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026

Nobody likes an audit, but some oversight of activity creates confidence in the tax administration system. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

Still, the shift creates a new decision point for tens of thousands of the company’s roughly 160,000 employees, known internally as Cast Members. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026

With no score, the film’s vivid sound design of billowing foliage, creaky doors and floorboards, creates an austere ambience that softens with quiet feeling as the contours of the family’s troubles are gradually filled out. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

The combination of Paramount and WBD would create the biggest portfolio of networks in the industry, and the states have argued that no matter the state of the business, that scale creates outsized power. — Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

The crystalline structure of the material creates natural funnels for phonons to travel, thereby giving them the freedom to travel without colliding into each other. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026

Edstrom is big and fast, competes hard, and creates a lot of offense in the high-percentage areas. — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

While enabling wider adoption, this creates a provenance gap, as consistency and accountability in these conversions remain inconsistent. — Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026