Synonyms for generate
ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪtgen·er·ate

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.3 / 3 votes

1. generate

   Synonyms:
   engender, produce, propagate, originate, beget, breed

   Antonyms:
   stifle, extinguish, terminate

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1. generate, bring forthverb

   bring into existence

   "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; "The computer generated this image"; "The earthquake generated a tsunami"

   Synonyms:
   get, return, give, father, yield, mother, sire, bring forth, beget, render, engender, produce

2. render, yield, return, give, generateverb

   give or supply

   "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"

   Synonyms:
   consecrate, knuckle under, give way, interpret, riposte, devote, chip in, cede, have, afford, collapse, hold, recall, buckle under, supply, try, turn over, ease up, sire, concede, founder, engender, open, hand, gift, render, move over, feed, pay, pass on, picture, soften, deliver, return, bring forth, grant, establish, regress, reelect, contribute, come back, yield, fork up, fork over, hand over, retrovert, give, mother, father, furnish, apply, present, show, make, beget, repay, impart, rejoin, get, devolve, bring back, refund, reach, hark back, relent, retort, submit, depict, fork out, throw, fall in, succumb, dedicate, cave in, give in, bear, turn in, fall, pass, turn back, provide, take back, break, revert, translate, leave, commit, sacrifice, kick in, give back

3. generateverb

   produce (energy)

   "We can't generate enough power for the entire city"; "The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more electricity"

   Synonyms:
   get, return, give, father, yield, mother, sire, bring forth, beget, render, engender

4. beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forthverb

   make children

   "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"

   Synonyms:
   take, cause, make, mystify, experience, develop, draw, have, become, sustain, receive, scram, amaze, stimulate, sire, drive, engender, go, fix, pay back, get under one's skin, stick, suffer, spawn, beat, return, set about, get down, incur, contract, bring forth, grow, dumbfound, fuss, start, arrest, fetch, give, bring, bewilder, mother, induce, buzz off, catch, let, obtain, beget, puzzle, flummox, get, breed, capture, find, baffle, produce, start out, pose, vex, aim, perplex, stupefy, gravel, begin, render, father, commence, arrive, set out, convey, acquire, come, pay off, bugger off, overprotect, yield, nonplus

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1. generateverb

   Synonyms:
   beget, procreate, engender, breed, propagate

2. generateverb

   Synonyms:
   produce, form, make

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1. generateverb

   Synonyms:
   procreate, beget, engender, reproduce, originate, produce, propagate

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1. List of paraphrases for "generate":

   generating, produce, create, generation, engender, generates, producing, generated, build, yield, cause, lead

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1. Daniel Twining:

   Burma's opening was mainly a process driven by Burmese leaders, rather than the U.S., as they sought to create strategic space against China and generate economic growth through greater exposure to the world.

2. Executive Vice President Katsuhiko Ota:

   For this business year, seamless demand is likely to fall about 20-30 percent as oil majors have warned that they would cut their orders that much, our product mix will get worse because seamless pipes generate higher margins than other products.

3. Dick Harpootlian:

   That is what this is all about, this is an early primary state where her ability to generate enthusiasm is key. And I don't see that yet.

4. Jay Abiona:

   You can reply on a steady paycheck every two weeks building another persons business or you can generate income on a daily basis building your own. I chose the latter of the two options.

5. Circuit Judge Dennis Jacobs:

   I think you could see how that could generate substantial anxiety in the company.