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 company selected Tokyo for its inaugural event because the brand, which first began selling in Japan in 1976, is especially popular there and has spawned generations of collectors. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Additionally, Reacher has spawned a franchise with spinoff Neagley, starring Maria Sten, which is looking good for a Season 2 renewal. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

Resident Evil, a 30-year-old horror game series, has previously spawned seven film adaptations, but it’s taken the director of Barbarian and Weapons to give us one that actually works. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 28 Sep. 2026

While the punk rock scene that spawned them was about overthrowing the bloated rock royalty of the ‘60s and mid-‘70s, punk was still showy and flamboyant; Joy Division were nothing of the sort. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

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

Tropical storms have spawned in what seems like assembly-line fashion in recent weeks, as El Nino conditions that emerged in June have caused waters to grow warmer than normal, setting off a chain of unusual weather around much of the world. — John Raby, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

The brief clip that spawned more questions than answers premiered on CBS Mornings and Swift’s Instagram feed, revealing a pair of Hollywood stars at its center. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2026