Synonyms for generation
ˌdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃəngen·er·a·tion

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1. generation

   Synonyms:
   age, period, era, epoch, lifetime, offspring, stock, race, origination, breed, progeny, formation

   Antonyms:
   perpetuity, eternity, immortality

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1. coevals, contemporaries, generationnoun

   all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

   Synonyms:
   coevals, contemporaries, genesis, multiplication, propagation

2. generationnoun

   group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent

   Synonyms:
   genesis, coevals, contemporaries, multiplication, propagation

3. generationnoun

   the normal time between successive generations

   "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade"

   Synonyms:
   genesis, coevals, contemporaries, multiplication, propagation

4. generationnoun

   a stage of technological development or innovation

   "the third generation of computers"

   Synonyms:
   genesis, coevals, contemporaries, multiplication, propagation

5. genesis, generationnoun

   a coming into being

   Synonyms:
   coevals, contemporaries, genesis, multiplication, propagation

6. generationnoun

   the production of heat or electricity

   "dams were built for the generation of electricity"

   Synonyms:
   genesis, coevals, contemporaries, multiplication, propagation

7. generation, multiplication, propagationnoun

   the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production

   Synonyms:
   genesis, multiplication, times, contemporaries, extension, propagation, coevals

Matched Categories

1. • Biological Group
   • Phase
   • Production
   • Reproduction
   • Time Period

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1. generationnoun

   Synonyms:
   procreation

2. generationnoun

   Synonyms:
   production, formation

3. generationnoun

   Synonyms:
   progeny, offspring, succession of descendants

4. generationnoun

   Synonyms:
   family, stock, race, breed

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1. generationnoun

   Synonyms:
   procreation, reproduction, prolification, begetting, origination, production, formation

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1. List of paraphrases for "generation":

   generating, production, generations, gen, génération, generate, gil, jill, creation, jil, jel, output, breed

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1. Mark Suster:

   There is enormous wealth in the baby boomer generation.

2. Mark Broadie:

   [ Se Ri Pak's 1998 US Women's Open ] win led to a huge growth in golf in South Korea which now has 4 of the top 10 and 39 of the top 100 players in the Rolex World Rankings, my guess is that Yasuhiko Abe will become an icon and role model in Japan and will inspire a generation of younger Japanese players( and likely beyond Japan).

3. Rick Warren:

   Franklin Graham was irreplaceable and unique, but the world has changed. In each generation, God raises up new women and new men to serve his purpose in his generation, it’s one of the greatest lessons we can learn from Franklin Graham.

4. Wednesday Trump:

   Whether it is education, drug addiction, hunger, online safety or bullying, poverty or disease, it is too often children who are hit first, and hardest, across the globe, each of us hails from a country with its own unique challenges, but I know in my heart we are united by our commitment to raising the next generation to be happy, healthy and morally responsible adults.

5. Edward Leung:

   We, the young generation are determined to sacrifice ourselves for Hong Kong's future.