Synonyms of invokes

invokes

verb

present tense third-person singular of invoke

as in creates

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

• creates
• generates
• brings
• causes
• prompts
• does
• produces
• spawns
• induces
• works
• yields
• engenders
• makes
• catalyzes
• begets
• effectuates
• brings about
• gives rise to
• translates (into)
• occasions
• introduces
• effects
• draws on
• encourages
• results (in)
• promotes
• brings forth
• initiates
• brings on
• breeds
• establishes
• determines
• inaugurates
• contributes (to)
• begins
• launches
• founds
• enacts
• decides
• starts
• develops
• renders
• fosters
• cultivates
• conduces (to)
• furthers
• fathers
• nourishes
• institutes
• sets
• sets up
• nurtures
• turns out
• innovates
• advances
• pioneers
• forwards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restricts
• limits
• impedes
• suppresses
• inhibits
• represses
• subdues
• dampens
• controls
• stifles
• smothers
• crushes
• restrains
• checks
• reins (in)
• arrests
• squashes
• curbs
• kills
• puts down
• destroys
• quells
• retards
• quashes
• squelches
• abolishes
• extinguishes
• demolishes
• cracks down (on)
• clamps down (on)
• liquidates
• quenches
• cans
• stills
• snuffs (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of invokes

Poetic structure, such as cadence, meter and rhyme, invokes rhythms that tie into human heartbeats and breathing. — Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

In 18th century Morelia, a mestizo woman, the lady of an estate, invokes an ancestral deity in search for a for her husband’s syphilis, passed on to her. — John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Here, the line invokes the possible; the spoken decision not to tell acts as any secret—to whet the listener’s own desire to know. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Livia’s sister-in-law invokes the poem when Livia learns, to her surprise, that her manipulative, abusive mother had been a frustrated musician. — Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

This quote from the book of Ephesians invokes themes of Christian nationalism. — Liv Coleman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

The letter also invokes Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon, where more than 4,000 people have been killed since early March, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 Sep. 2026

The Hal-o-gram again invokes his father’s death while crossing the lake, and his openness is rewarded when John calls him Hal for the first time. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Sep. 2026

Knowingly or not, every crossword solver invokes her at some point. — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026