Synonyms of invoke

invoke

verb

in-ˈvōk 

as in to create

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)

we should be prepared for the possibility that any solution may invoke another set of problems

Synonyms & Similar Words

• create
• cause
• bring
• generate
• prompt
• do
• produce
• induce
• spawn
• work
• yield
• effectuate
• make
• effect
• bring about
• draw on
• catalyze
• give rise to
• translate (into)
• result (in)
• engender
• introduce
• beget
• encourage
• promote
• found
• initiate
• bring on
• bring forth
• occasion
• establish
• contribute (to)
• determine
• inaugurate
• begin
• breed
• decide
• enact
• develop
• launch
• render
• start
• cultivate
• pioneer
• foster
• set up
• institute
• set
• forward
• conduce (to)
• further
• nurture
• innovate
• turn out
• advance
• nourish
• father

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restrict
• limit
• impede
• suppress
• quash
• subdue
• quell
• repress
• stifle
• dampen
• restrain
• control
• inhibit
• smother
• check
• crush
• put down
• curb
• kill
• arrest
• retard
• can
• squelch
• destroy
• rein (in)
• abolish
• extinguish
• crack down (on)
• squash
• clamp down (on)
• still
• liquidate
• demolish
• quench
• snuff (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of invoke

All of these tariffs are being instituted using a variety of different statutes, known by three-digit numbers - 122, 338, 232, 301 - for the sections of laws being invoked. — Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 24 July 2026

Racicot herself invoked Platner’s military trauma when messaging with an acquaintance whose friend was romantically interested in him, back in 2023. — Jasper Craven, New Yorker, 24 July 2026

Lindell’s political opponents have invoked the proposal to edge him out of the gubernatorial race. — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 24 July 2026

The discussion, according to Oberding, focused on the argument that the school had improperly invoked the House settlement as justification for the program’s elimination. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026