Synonyms of generating

generating

verb

present participle of generate

as in creating

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

• creating
• causing
• bringing
• producing
• prompting
• spawning
• doing
• working
• yielding
• inducing
• making
• effecting
• invoking
• catalyzing
• bringing about
• resulting (in)
• engendering
• giving rise to
• effectuating
• translating (into)
• promoting
• breeding
• introducing
• drawing on
• occasioning
• encouraging
• begetting
• bringing on
• bringing forth
• establishing
• initiating
• determining
• developing
• launching
• contributing (to)
• inaugurating
• starting
• cultivating
• instituting
• pioneering
• fostering
• beginning
• deciding
• founding
• enacting
• furthering
• rendering
• forwarding
• nurturing
• advancing
• conducing (to)
• setting
• setting up
• innovating
• turning out
• fathering
• nourishing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• limiting
• restricting
• impeding
• suppressing
• controlling
• crushing
• checking
• repressing
• stifling
• inhibiting
• quelling
• quashing
• subduing
• restraining
• curbing
• dampening
• arresting
• smothering
• retarding
• putting down
• killing
• destroying
• squashing
• squelching
• extinguishing
• abolishing
• cracking down (on)
• quenching
• clamping down (on)
• liquidating
• demolishing
• reining (in)
• canning
• stilling
• snuffing (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of generating

Others require deep intelligence—analyzing complex financial information, generating code from ambiguous requirements or weighing competing factors. — Nitin Gupta, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Did that decision from a candidate generating some buzz alter the Red Wings’ plans? — Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

The company has also demonstrated a workflow for generating and analyzing multiple hypersonic vehicle configurations from parametric models. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

The Americas remains Linde's largest regional engine, generating approximately 45% of total sales. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

The net effect is that American podcasts are now generating a significant volume of content about Alberta separatism. — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

Zidar and Zwick ranked the kinds of pass-through businesses that were generating the most money for people in the top one percent. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026

New York fumbled the ball four times, had four pass interference plays that helped set up Dallas touchdowns and failed to get a sack despite generating pressure throughout the night. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026

Their method of generating multiple surface temperature forecasts to represent the range of possible outcomes also has a habit of producing snapshots where the global average temperature is higher or lower. — Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026