Synonyms of spawn

spawn 1 of 2

noun

as in offspring

the descendants of a person, animal, or plant

sometimes I think those little brats are the spawn of Satan himself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• offspring
• seed
• fruit
• progeny
• child
• family
• get
• issue
• hatch
• posterity
• brood
• litter
• young
• kin
• lineage
• stock
• scion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• parent
• progenitor
• father
• grandfather
• ancestor
• antecedent
• forefather
• forebear
• primogenitor
• forebearer

spawn

2 of 2

verb

ˈspȯn 

as in to create

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

these artists spawned a whole new movement in painting

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spawn

Noun

Its first sessions will include a September program with mushroom spawn producer Sylvan Biotech and an intellectual-property workshop in October. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026

For instance, a fish passage around Kletzsch Dam in Glendale has opened up 54 miles of river for prized fish like salmon and steelhead to move upstream and spawn. — Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Verb

The franchise, one of the most successful ever, spans thirty-odd games—many of which are very good—and has spawned multiple live-action film adaptations and television shows, nearly all of which have been terrible. — Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026

The investigation spawned a nationwide reckoning with the legacy of the deceased labor organizer who had become an icon of Chicano rights. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026