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

Symmetrical wing flapping generates forward thrust, while differential wing motion provides steering for smooth, quiet indoor flight. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026

In Fort Worth, Lockheed Martin generates a regional economic impact of $9 billion. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026

When someone buys one of your products, Whatnot automatically generates a shipping label. — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2026

Renewable energy now generates about half of Australian supply, and batteries increasingly set the price of power on the east coast. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 13 July 2026

And quietly, improbably, the film generates a feeling that its subject could have been anyone—or maybe no one. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026

Every item that the AI generates can be purchased, Brands Seekers said. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 10 July 2026

China only produces about 15% or less of its own helium, importing much of it from Qatar, which generates roughly one-third of the world’s supply, according to estimates cited in a research note by the consultancy Trivium China. — ABC News, 10 July 2026

Growth also generates the revenue that allows government to invest in public safety, schools and infrastructure without constantly returning to the same well of higher taxes and fewer resources. — Jack Lavin, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026