Synonyms of engendered

engendered

verb

past tense of engender

1

as in caused

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

a suggestion to go out for pizza that didn't seem to engender any interest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• caused
• created
• brought
• generated
• prompted
• spawned
• produced
• did
• induced
• yielded
• occasioned
• effected
• worked
• invoked
• made
• catalyzed
• brought about
• bred
• resulted (in)
• begot
• translated (into)
• effectuated
• brought on
• brought forth
• gave rise to
• introduced
• encouraged
• drew on
• inaugurated
• initiated
• promoted
• fostered
• contributed (to)
• instituted
• founded
• launched
• developed
• pioneered
• established
• began
• cultivated
• determined
• enacted
• nurtured
• rendered
• started
• decided
• forwarded
• furthered
• conduced (to)
• fathered
• set
• set up
• nourished
• innovated
• turned out
• advanced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• limited
• restricted
• impeded
• suppressed
• dampened
• quashed
• stifled
• controlled
• crushed
• smothered
• repressed
• inhibited
• subdued
• restrained
• arrested
• curbed
• put down
• checked
• killed
• quelled
• squashed
• squelched
• destroyed
• retarded
• abolished
• extinguished
• stilled
• clamped down (on)
• cracked down (on)
• liquidated
• quenched
• canned
• demolished
• reined (in)
• snuffed (out)

2

as in arose

to come into existence

feelings of confidence and independence that were only just beginning to engender within her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arose
• originated
• began
• started
• commenced
• was
• appeared
• formed
• emerged
• sprang
• materialized
• dawned
• set in
• arrived
• existed
• actualized
• lived
• broke
• breathed
• lasted
• continued
• subsisted
• survived
• endured
• persisted
• coalesced
• came on
• shaped (up)
• cohered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ended
• ceased
• stopped
• concluded
• terminated
• finished
• halted
• dissolved
• evaporated
• discontinued
• disappeared
• vanished
• died
• quit
• desisted
• departed
• passed away
• expired
• perished

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of engendered

Greenbackism, engendered in 1873, made its strongest bid a few years later. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

The streets are quiet — not in the comforting way engendered by a small town that keeps to itself, but like a ghost town, where a once-happy community has been gutted and left for dead. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Sep. 2026

Again, this is propaganda, an official narrative produced by Sony Music Entertainment to further profit from the good vibes the reunion tour engendered. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

Franklin Delano Roosevelt engendered support for his New Deal programs through press conferences and fireside chats broadcast nationally on radio. — Stephanie A, The Conversation, 22 June 2026

The advent of video podcasts has engendered seismic changes in how podcasts are consumed, most notably the consumption of podcasts previously tethered to the smartphone, but now comfortably ensconced in living rooms on smart TVS. — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

Anthropic has successfully navigated a challenging AI moment, leading with a safety-first message that has engendered support from tech peers, enterprise clients, and some public goodwill. — Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 19 May 2026

Their action engendered a response from Democrats and a decision by California voters that canceled out the potential gains of Republicans in Texas by conducting a partisan gerrymander of their own. — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2026

And that just engendered a whole body of work around discovery in MS. — Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026