Synonyms of creating

creating

verb

present participle of create

as in generating

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

it was your negligence that created this mess

Synonyms & Similar Words

• generating
• bringing
• causing
• producing
• doing
• prompting
• spawning
• working
• making
• inducing
• effecting
• yielding
• invoking
• catalyzing
• bringing about
• introducing
• promoting
• effectuating
• engendering
• breeding
• giving rise to
• resulting (in)
• translating (into)
• drawing on
• encouraging
• establishing
• begetting
• occasioning
• developing
• bringing on
• initiating
• bringing forth
• launching
• determining
• inaugurating
• contributing (to)
• instituting
• fostering
• pioneering
• cultivating
• enacting
• starting
• beginning
• founding
• deciding
• furthering
• rendering
• nurturing
• advancing
• setting
• innovating
• forwarding
• conducing (to)
• setting up
• nourishing
• fathering
• turning out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• limiting
• restricting
• impeding
• controlling
• suppressing
• crushing
• checking
• stifling
• repressing
• inhibiting
• subduing
• restraining
• quashing
• smothering
• curbing
• arresting
• quelling
• dampening
• retarding
• killing
• putting down
• destroying
• squashing
• squelching
• abolishing
• extinguishing
• cracking down (on)
• liquidating
• demolishing
• clamping down (on)
• quenching
• canning
• reining (in)
• stilling
• snuffing (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of creating

This has the effect of creating more sunlight hours in the evening during months when the weather is the warmest. — Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

In our community, parents have been able to make up a portion of the rest, but as the cuts keep piling up, more and more parents are considering leaving the system, creating a cycle of disinvestment. — Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Buyers feel Netflix’ initial decision to focus on creating a stand-alone suite of ad-tech may have crimped some of its efforts. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

The new packaging is designed to open only partially across the top, creating a pour spout that can then be resealed to help keep cereal fresh. — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

The receivers, plain and simple, were not creating enough separation in Seattle. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026

In addition, Brown discusses the current trend of team owners buying into multiple franchises and creating sports empires. — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Bowman’s work is part of a growing trend that’s not just about introducing new dishes to the local food scene; creating a market for invasive species may also bring ecological benefits for the local environment. — Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

The team completed both runs and much of the data analysis in about four days, creating enormous datasets designed to help scientists investigate the universe’s earliest moments and interpret observations from major astronomical surveys. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026