generate | Definition of generate

Synonyms and Antonyms of generate

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 of generate

beget, breed, bring, bring about, bring on, catalyze, cause, create, do, draw on, effect, effectuate, engender, induce, invoke, make, occasion, produce, prompt, result (in), spawn, translate (into), work, yield

Words Related to generate

conduce (to), contribute (to)

decide, determine

begin, establish, father, found, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, institute, introduce, launch, pioneer, set, set up, start

advance, cultivate, develop, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote

enact, render, turn out

Phrases Synonymous with generate

bring forth, give rise to

Near Antonyms of generate

impede, limit, restrict

clamp down (on), crack down (on), crush, dampen, put down, quash, quell, repress, smother, squash, squelch, stifle, subdue, suppress

arrest, check, control, curb, inhibit, rein (in), restrain, retard

can [slang], kill, snuff (out), still

abolish, demolish, destroy, extinguish, liquidate, quench