Synonyms of engenders

engenders

verb

present tense third-person singular of engender

1

as in creates

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in originates

to come into existence

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• originates
• arises
• begins
• starts
• commences
• is
• appears
• emerges
• forms
• exists
• springs
• arrives
• materializes
• dawns
• actualizes
• breaks
• lasts
• breathes
• lives
• sets in
• continues
• persists
• subsists
• survives
• endures
• coalesces
• coheres
• comes on
• shapes (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ceases
• ends
• stops
• concludes
• terminates
• halts
• disappears
• finishes
• vanishes
• dissolves
• evaporates
• quits
• dies
• departs
• discontinues
• expires
• desists
• perishes
• passes away

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of engenders

The act of looking back on one’s own history with care instead of judgment engenders a communal spirit between the film and its audience. — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026

Audio podcasting has always thrived on a unique intimacy with its audience that engenders such trust. — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

Embedded in their value is that the Padres are now the only game in town, literally, which engenders fan support. — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026

In my personal experience, no restaurant engenders more passion from its devoted diners. — Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026

Anonymity engenders bad behavior (as anyone who has encountered anonymous trolls on social media can readily attest). — Paul Rosenzweig, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026

Los Angeles is free from all that, since their recent postseason work engenders no expectations at all. — J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026

Vulnerability engenders a healing breakthrough with a partner as Mars and Chiron harmonize! — Usa Today, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025

Being out in the world engenders those opportunities. — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025