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

Giske added that previous trips to Haugesund had produced partnerships the company had not originally anticipated. — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Goalkeepers tend to be the most knowledgeable, and most players have a good understanding of the fundamentals, but a routine question about what constitutes a foul throw usually produces an incredibly high number of incorrect answers. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Noun

To prevent an infection, the CDC recommends washing your hands and any fresh produce under running water before eating, preparing or cooking it. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026

There was a dime store, a haberdashery, and a newspaper; for a while, Sam delivered fresh produce and cured meats by horse and buggy. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026