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

Few residential developments in London have generated as much anticipation—or undergone such a vivid transformation—as Chelsea Barracks. — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have decided to move from from their Montecito idyll to the United Kingdom in mere weeks, news that generated countless headlines and shook royal society to its core. — Chandler Tregaskes, Vanity Fair, 22 Aug. 2026

When Week 1 at Minnesota arrives, Green Bay must find a way to generate pressure without star edge rusher Micah Parsons. — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Jupiter’s gravity, combined with gravitational interactions involving the other large Galilean moons, repeatedly flexes Io’s interior and generates heat. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026