Synonyms of generate

generate

verb

ˈje-nə-ˌrāt 

as in to create

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

his rabble-rousing speech generated a lot of controversy among local taxpayers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of generate

Refreshers have been a success for Starbucks, now generating $2 billion in annual US sales, the company said. —Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026

While some worry about the industrialization of once-agrarian communities, others welcome the opportunity to cash in on soaring land prices or to generate additional income. —Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026

The sessions, which will run over a three-year period, are designed to generate practical outcomes for the industry, including recommendations for future regulation and collaboration. —Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026

Cory Mills, slapped with a restraining order and generating one controversy after another, is facing calls for expulsion from Congress. —Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026