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

The November 2023 shooting, weeks after the start of the Israel-Hamas war, spawned calls for a hate crime investigation. — Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 15 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

SaaS spawned spend management as application portfolios exploded. — Prashant Jalan, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026

The iconic science fiction series, which has spawned a myriad of spin-offs and feature films (not to mention all the merch), has inspired countless engineers, scientists and space fans over six decades. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026

The era also spawned a spate of straight-to-video series like Girls Gone Wild and The Best of Backyard Wrestling, advertised heavily on the outer fringes of cable and late night TV. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2026

During this time Biennale College has spawned 49 feature film projects made with micro-budgets with grants that after the first decade rose from €150,00 ($174,00) to €200,00 ($232) during the past five years. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026