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

One bright spot for Labour Apart from generating growth, Burnham and Healey must address other problems that Starmer and Reeves failed to tackle. — Ian King, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

Aside from generating electricity, Haiyang made history by turning its namesake city into China’s carbon-free district heating zone. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

For coaches, generating new business is often less about reaching the largest possible audience and more about connecting with the right people at the right moment. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

The challenge is no longer generating biological information. — Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

For example, a 40% settlement generating $12,000 in gross savings could see $6,000 of that eaten up by fees, leaving net savings closer to $6,000. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

The company plans to produce original films and acquire outside projects, with an emphasis on transparency, creator participation, and stories capable of generating cultural conversation. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026

This type of content is based on generating an affective commodity of sincere surprise. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

Rather than relying solely on treatments developed for EBOV, investigators are now generating evidence specifically for Bundibugyo virus disease. — Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 10 Aug. 2026