Synonyms of generated

generated

verb

past tense of generate

as in created

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of generated

Michigan’s offensive line, a unit that was expected to be a strength, generated little push against Western Michigan’s defensive front. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Firefighters hacked through wood, slate and concrete trench lines, a process the Reserve Organization of America says likely generated silica-containing dust. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Babbel teaches 14 languages, including Spanish, French, German, and Italian, with lessons written by more than 150 linguists rather than generated by AI. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026

Fading fall savings Virtuoso is seeing a 59% increase in fall 2026 bookings over last year, with the amount of money generated off fall bookings up 69%. — Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026

For decades, an attacker discovered a vulnerability, a security tool generated an alert, an analyst investigated it, the issue was escalated and eventually someone decided what to do. — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Investigators said the videos had millions of views and potentially generated large amounts of income. — Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Those vents allow the heat generated by your TV to escape, but when dust blocks them, the internal system can overheat, forcing your TV to work harder. — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 23 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