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

Multiple schools are at the center of incidents in which teens are facing legal consequences for generating fake explicit images of their classmates. — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

The wearables generating circadian scores A growing crop of devices now translates light exposure, temperature, movement and heart-rate data into circadian metrics. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2026

For example, conventional group-IV semiconductor materials are not well suited to generating light directly on a chip. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

Tech companies are also going to need to start generating even bigger revenues and profits to pay off their debts. — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

The economic spillover has been profound, generating tax revenues, high-value jobs—and creating one of Europe’s wealthiest urban economies. — Lysanne Currie, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

The first World Cup in North America for 32 years is generating record attendances, TV viewing figures, and revenues. — Chris Pope, Washington Post, 15 July 2026

In a new Fortune report, my colleague Amanda Gerut examines why investors appear willing to assign Amazon-like valuation multiples to a company generating only a few percent of Amazon’s revenue while still reporting operating losses. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Some of the largest financing deals so far this year have gone toward high-performing malls and centers, a sign that Wall Street trust these assets to keep generating income even while overall construction stays low. — Arthur Zackiewicz, Footwear News, 14 July 2026