Synonyms of spawning

spawning 1 of 2

noun

as in breeding

Related Words

• breeding
• procreation
• generation
• begetting
• siring
• conception
• pregnancy
• gestation
• family way
• gravidity

Dissimilar Words

• infertility
• barrenness

spawning

2 of 2

verb

present participle of spawn

as in creating

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

these artists spawned a whole new movement in painting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• creating
• causing
• generating
• bringing
• prompting
• producing
• doing
• working
• inducing
• yielding
• invoking
• breeding
• effecting
• making
• bringing about
• giving rise to
• catalyzing
• begetting
• translating (into)
• resulting (in)
• drawing on
• engendering
• promoting
• occasioning
• introducing
• effectuating
• encouraging
• bringing forth
• bringing on
• launching
• initiating
• contributing (to)
• establishing
• developing
• determining
• founding
• inaugurating
• beginning
• starting
• pioneering
• fostering
• instituting
• cultivating
• deciding
• rendering
• enacting
• nurturing
• advancing
• furthering
• conducing (to)
• setting
• fathering
• forwarding
• innovating
• setting up
• turning out
• nourishing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• limiting
• restricting
• impeding
• controlling
• crushing
• suppressing
• checking
• smothering
• stifling
• repressing
• killing
• inhibiting
• subduing
• quashing
• restraining
• arresting
• retarding
• curbing
• dampening
• quelling
• putting down
• destroying
• squashing
• squelching
• extinguishing
• abolishing
• cracking down (on)
• clamping down (on)
• quenching
• liquidating
• demolishing
• canning
• reining (in)
• stilling
• snuffing (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spawning

Noun

Although all of the solar system’s planets with atmospheres have wave-spawning disturbances, only Saturn churns them out looking like polygons, geometric shapes bounded by straight lines. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

Arguably the most successful Netflix series franchise expansion to date is Bridgerton spawning a well received prequel in Queen Charlotte, with other prequels, including one about Violet, also being talked about on and off. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026

Dam structures are known to sever historical migration corridors, trapping species between feeding grounds and spawning waters. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026

Chesapeake Bay tributaries are important spawning areas, producing between 70% and 90% of the coastwide population of striped bass. — Ken Perrotte, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Thankfully, the flick was a huge hit, thanks to Tobey Maguire's excellent performance, Raimi's genius for vertiginous action, and Willem Dafoe's meme-spawning performance as Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026

What began as a bold social satire — blending visceral action with a critique of corporate greed, privatization, and the nature of identity — has resonated across generations, spawning sequels, television series, video games and comic books. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026

Wildfires and damage to spawning habitat further contributed to declining populations. — Velvet Wu july 17, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

To protect grunion during their peak spawning period, CDFW prohibits fishing from April through June. — Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

Verb

The format was part talk show, part first date, and the tone was often flirtatious and awkward, spawning several viral moments over the years. — Amy B Wang, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2026

Despite a mixed reception from critics upon its release, Cruel Intentions has since become a cult classic, spawning a prequel, a sequel, a jukebox musical, and a TV series. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026

Fly’s brand of rap, defined by spare, steely 808 beats and club shoutouts, was wildly popular, spawning nearly 50 mixtape volumes and many more songs since. — Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 25 Aug. 2026

This mystery has tantalized scientists since Charles Darwin mused on it in 1871, spawning no shortage of competing theories about the origins of Earth’s biology around four billion years ago. — Philip Ball, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026

Later in August, the salmon will begin to weaken and die after spawning. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026

For three decades, rap legend and cultural icon Tupac Shakur’s killing has remained one of America’s great unsolved mysteries, spawning countless books, documentaries and long-form investigative journalism pieces. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026

The pandemic made remote work more accessible, spawning widespread digital nomad travel. — Maria Leonard Olsen, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2026

Fish in his regular local lake were spawning in their thousands, providing plenty of action. — Sam Lee, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026