Synonyms of produce

produce 1 of 2

verb

prə-ˈdüs 

1

as in to create

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

hopefully, the new approach to fighting substance abuse will produce better results

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in to deliver

to bring forth from the womb

rabbits can potentially produce many offspring at once

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deliver
• have
• mother
• generate
• birth
• give birth to
• bear
• reproduce
• drop
• get
• spawn
• propagate
• breed
• labor
• multiply
• beget
• sire
• father
• litter
• kindle
• kid
• calve
• pup
• whelp
• kitten

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose
• abort
• miscarry

3

as in to make

to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials

a factory producing steel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• make
• manufacture
• create
• form
• build
• construct
• assemble
• fabricate
• organize
• fashion
• frame
• put together
• craft
• shape
• establish
• erect
• structure
• make up
• set up
• raise
• invent
• throw up
• forge
• originate
• design
• devise
• hew
• put up
• mold
• knock out
• visualize
• rear
• institute
• conceive
• handcraft
• patch (together)
• imagine
• contrive
• mint
• envisage
• concoct
• think (up)
• cook (up)
• prefabricate
• remake
• father
• picture
• cobble (together or up)
• remanufacture
• refashion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismantle
• destroy
• eradicate
• break up
• abolish
• disassemble
• extinguish
• ruin
• annihilate
• flatten
• smash
• exterminate
• take apart
• demolish
• shatter
• explode
• wreck
• devastate
• dismember
• blow up
• pulverize
• raze

4

as in to display

to present so as to invite notice or attention

he produced his brand-new driver's license at every possible opportunity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• display
• show
• exhibit
• unveil
• expose
• flash
• announce
• wave
• flaunt
• show off
• parade
• sport
• advertise
• reveal
• lay out
• strut
• proclaim
• flourish
• discover
• publicize
• broadcast
• disport
• divulge
• tell (of)
• air
• brandish
• sound
• uncover
• post
• herald
• talk (about)
• bare
• blaze
• unmask
• trumpet
• placard
• uncloak

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disguise
• mask
• camouflage
• cover
• conceal
• hide
• obscure
• curtain
• occlude
• veil
• enshroud
• occult
• shroud

produce

2 of 2

noun

ˈprō-(ˌ)düs 

as in production

something produced by physical or intellectual effort

a book that was the produce of a lifetime of study on the subject

Synonyms & Similar Words

• production
• yield
• product
• work
• output
• result
• fruit
• resultant
• labor
• handiwork
• outcome
• object
• affair
• thing
• merchandise
• commodity
• goods
• article
• entry
• effect
• wares
• development
• offspring
• consequence
• issue
• sequence
• handcraft
• handicraft
• sequel
• derivative
• line
• conclusion
• corollary
• side effect
• by-product
• aftermath
• outgrowth
• upshot
• spin-off
• residual
• offshoot
• aftereffect

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of produce

Verb

Scientists would also expect an impending volcanic eruption to produce warning signs. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026

The company plans to produce original films and acquire outside projects, with an emphasis on transparency, creator participation, and stories capable of generating cultural conversation. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026

Noun

To prevent salmonella, make sure to wash raw produce and your hands thoroughly. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Aug. 2026

Americans consume an enormous amount of produce year-round, which are at risk for contamination. — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026