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

Brian Otieno/Getty Images For years, Harry had donated the annual income generated by the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund to Sentebale, but that ended this year. — Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 16 Aug. 2026

Barry Iverson / Getty Images file While that one is clearly painted, the more modern images appear to have been generated with the help of artificial intelligence, including one depicting the White House on fire. — Max Butterworth, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026

Google is the leading internet search engine, with its revenues primarily generated by advertising. — Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Making the waves listen The most important step came after the researchers generated the free-running magnon. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026

Users will now have the option to remove this visible watermark from images, video, and music generated by Google Gemini's Nano Banana, Omni, and Lyria tools. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026

Fidelity has generated more than $1 billion in revenue from running its charitable arm over the last five years. — Nick Allardice, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

Webb had just two strikeouts on the afternoon, tied for his fewest in a start this season, but generated nine groundouts and two double plays. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026

That's 14 years without any revenue being generated from the property that the city still pays taxes on. — Nathalie Marie Palacios, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026