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

Sovereignty, once invoked to debate development, economic dependence and Brazil’s place in the international order, has become an immediate question of de facto political authority. — Andre Pagliarini, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

The vice president also invoked Iryna Zarutska, the Ukrainian refugee fatally stabbed on Charlotte’s light rail in 2025. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026

Decades later, psychedelic churches and spiritual groups have invoked RFRA, arguing that substances like ayahuasca and psilocybin are not recreational drugs but sacraments essential to their religious practice. — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

To do it, the President invoked something called the Defense Production Act, intended to maintain the availability of military supplies. — John Ramos, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Both called for American citizens having a say in the process of AI development, and invoked Cold War nuclear development to say the country – and the world – faces a similar threat. — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Trump has now invoked that provision against Canada, making this the first time a president has actually used Section 338 to impose trade restrictions. — Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2026

Neither Turkey nor Pakistan has directly entered the fight in Yemen, and Islamabad has confirmed that the Mecca accord has not been invoked in response to the Yemen war. — April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026

That type of short-term control is what Uber reportedly invoked, allocating $1,500 per user per month, mainly for coding assistants. — Chris Stegh, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026