Synonyms of generate

generate

verb

ˈje-nə-ˌrāt 

as in to create

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

his rabble-rousing speech generated a lot of controversy among local taxpayers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• create
• cause
• bring
• produce
• prompt
• do
• induce
• yield
• spawn
• work
• invoke
• make
• effectuate
• catalyze
• effect
• bring about
• engender
• result (in)
• draw on
• give rise to
• beget
• translate (into)
• promote
• found
• encourage
• introduce
• breed
• bring forth
• bring on
• initiate
• establish
• contribute (to)
• determine
• occasion
• develop
• begin
• inaugurate
• launch
• cultivate
• start
• decide
• render
• foster
• enact
• pioneer
• forward
• set up
• set
• further
• conduce (to)
• institute
• advance
• nurture
• innovate
• turn out
• nourish
• father

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restrict
• limit
• impede
• suppress
• quash
• stifle
• quell
• dampen
• subdue
• repress
• inhibit
• restrain
• control
• check
• put down
• smother
• crush
• curb
• can
• kill
• arrest
• retard
• squelch
• rein (in)
• destroy
• crack down (on)
• squash
• still
• extinguish
• abolish
• clamp down (on)
• quench
• liquidate
• demolish
• snuff (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of generate

As fans voice their frustrations, the club knows a win will go a long way in generating support. —Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026

With $109 billion in annual services revenue, Apple's services segment generates more revenue in a single quarter than OpenAI generates in an entire year. —Jim Edwards, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026

Xcel Energy’s plan for the next couple of summers includes upgrades of natural gas and coal plants to generate more power and continuing to run a smaller coal unit at the Comanche Generating State past its original retirement date of December 2025. —Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026

In fiscal year 2025, the company generated revenue of €246M ($290M). —Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026