Synonyms of spawned

spawned

verb

past tense of spawn

as in created

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

these artists spawned a whole new movement in painting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• created
• caused
• brought
• generated
• prompted
• produced
• did
• yielded
• worked
• invoked
• induced
• engendered
• made
• effected
• catalyzed
• occasioned
• brought about
• brought on
• resulted (in)
• brought forth
• bred
• translated (into)
• introduced
• gave rise to
• begot
• effectuated
• encouraged
• drew on
• promoted
• launched
• inaugurated
• initiated
• founded
• pioneered
• contributed (to)
• developed
• began
• established
• fostered
• started
• instituted
• determined
• decided
• cultivated
• enacted
• rendered
• nurtured
• forwarded
• conduced (to)
• set up
• fathered
• set
• innovated
• furthered
• turned out
• advanced
• nourished

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• limited
• restricted
• impeded
• suppressed
• crushed
• stifled
• controlled
• quashed
• smothered
• checked
• dampened
• inhibited
• repressed
• arrested
• killed
• subdued
• put down
• retarded
• restrained
• destroyed
• curbed
• squashed
• squelched
• quelled
• abolished
• extinguished
• canned
• clamped down (on)
• stilled
• demolished
• liquidated
• cracked down (on)
• reined (in)
• quenched
• snuffed (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spawned

That garden spawned an annual salsa competition, in which club employees harvest their own ingredients from the planters, make salsa at home, and bring it back to be judged. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

The series started out as a 1996 horror video game that has spawned several sequels, spinoffs and remakes, in addition to adaptation across film and TV. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

The controversy spawned books with subtitles such as An American Travesty, and Fallacies, Omissions, and Contradictions in the Hemings Genealogical Search, which expanded on critiques of the genetic study and the historical data. — Andrew Lawler, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2026

Yankees star Alex Rodriguez distracted Blue Jays third baseman Howie Clark by shouting at him on a key pop-up during the ninth inning, which spawned a near-fight after the infielder dropped the ball and a run scored. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

The book spawned multiple screen adaptations including a 1957 film with Tyrone Power, Ava Gardner and Errol Flynn, and a 1984 miniseries with Jane Seymour, Robert Carradine, Leonard Nimoy and Hart Bochner. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026

Missouri's battle over its congressional districts has spanned more than a year and spawned confusion over which districts will be in place for voters. — David A. Lieb, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026

Al Qaeda has spawned more than two dozen offshoots threatening governments on three continents, from Europe deep into Africa, and across Asia. — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2026

Is there a finer compliment for a film that spawned almost a dozen sequels, prequels, and spinoffs (as well as a Simpsons homage)? — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026