Synonyms of invoked

invoked

verb

past tense of invoke

as in created

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

• created
• brought
• caused
• generated
• prompted
• spawned
• produced
• did
• worked
• induced
• yielded
• made
• effected
• brought about
• engendered
• occasioned
• brought on
• brought forth
• introduced
• gave rise to
• translated (into)
• effectuated
• catalyzed
• resulted (in)
• bred
• encouraged
• drew on
• initiated
• inaugurated
• promoted
• begot
• founded
• launched
• instituted
• established
• determined
• pioneered
• contributed (to)
• developed
• enacted
• began
• decided
• rendered
• started
• fostered
• forwarded
• cultivated
• set up
• nurtured
• conduced (to)
• set
• fathered
• turned out
• innovated
• advanced
• furthered
• nourished

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restricted
• limited
• suppressed
• impeded
• controlled
• checked
• repressed
• stifled
• crushed
• quashed
• arrested
• subdued
• smothered
• inhibited
• dampened
• restrained
• killed
• put down
• retarded
• curbed
• squelched
• quelled
• destroyed
• abolished
• squashed
• extinguished
• stilled
• canned
• clamped down (on)
• liquidated
• demolished
• cracked down (on)
• reined (in)
• quenched
• snuffed (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of invoked

Nationally, it has been invoked 43 times in the past 14 months compared with the just 20 times it was utilized over the past nearly 50 years. — Anna Demeo, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

The provision has never been invoked before, meaning the move lacks judicial precedent, Watt said. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 21 July 2026

Sometimes Homer’s spirit is invoked by writers who want answers about the origin of the Iliad and the Odyssey. — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

Jessica Beauchaine invoked the 5th Amendment and declined to answer questions during a Board of Canvassers hearing. — Katherine Gregg, The Providence Journal, 16 July 2026

The defense, led by Deputy Alternate Defender Al Lopez, invoked Garcia Torres’ speedy trial rights after the appellate ruling was finalized in May. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

The settings range from the Garden of Eden to his own kitchen, which is invoked twice in this album as a place where unpleasant things happen. — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 July 2026

Last month, the Commerce Department invoked export-control law to force Anthropic to pull its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models from the market worldwide, citing a cybersecurity risk. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 9 July 2026

In some of these cases, officials invoked antiterror laws and security concerns. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 9 July 2026