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

Better lineage improves simulation quality, which produces better model behavior, which generates better outcomes and richer feedback, strengthening governance by exposing the gaps previous cycles missed. — Richard Clough, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

In this configuration, the hydrogen engine generates electrical power rather than driving the propeller shafts directly. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

This is especially important because California, unlike the federal government, taxes capital gains at the same rate as ordinary income, so each wave of initial public offerings by tech companies generates large revenues for the state. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

The goal or outcome itself is wrong, so your brain generates a reward prediction error. — New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026

The tax generates more than a half-billion dollars for county public schools, district estimates show, and the vast majority of it supplements the salaries of teachers like Fortich. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026

Until the Minnesota offense generates a semblance of consistency and explosiveness, the team will need this group to maintain its dominance. — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Observation generates hypotheses; hypotheses lead to anatomical investigation; anatomy stimulates physiological questions; physiology eventually produces clinical trials. — Subramaniam C. Krishnan, STAT, 28 Sep. 2026

Across all retailers, Toy Story generates more than $1B in annual global retail sales and reaches fans across every Disney park and cruise ship including four fully immersive lands, 23 attractions and two hotels. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026