Synonyms of generates

generates

verb

present tense third-person singular of generate

as in creates

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of generates

IllustratorMagic generates the text, illustrations, and page layouts, producing a complete book rather than separate images that require manual assembly. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2026

As a result, in addition to producing hydrogen, the perovskite photocathode also generates the electricity that powers the entire system, allowing the device to operate without an external power supply. — New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026

France's prestigious luxury sector generates most of its sales abroad. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

What’s less known is that indoor activity — cooking, keeping pets, burning candles and spraying perfumes — generates pollutants and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), Jennings adds. — Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

The vases are mouth-blown and crafted using the corteccia technique, the same employed in the lighting diffusers, which generates lenses and dynamic reflections. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

Just 40 minutes of sun exposure generates enough power for a full day’s use. — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2026

This process, which generates perfectly crystalline silicon ingots to be sliced like fragile metallic salamis into thin wafers, is entrusted largely to one firm in Taiwan and two in Japan. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Orange County must also consider existing commitments and the long-term needs of the tourism infrastructure that generates these revenues. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026