CREATES Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

creates

verb

present tense third-person singular of create

as in generates

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) it was your negligence that created this mess

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Recent Examples of creates The contact with the hot metal creates steam that instantly breaks down and lifts baked-on grease and food debris. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 This urban concentration creates hidden local impacts, including wildly uneven regional carbon emissions depending on whether the local grid relies on fossil fuels or green energy. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026 This creates a larger surface area on the stem, which allows the flower to take up more water. — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2026 Leaving some long vines and cutting back others creates a fuller effect. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026 Rather than illustrating emotion, the music creates the emotional landscape the characters already inhabit. — Jd Linville, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026 The majority’s gamble also creates the threat of a second crisis in January. — Angel Gutierrez, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 Picking two or three anchor colors and repeating them in textiles, art, rugs, or accent pieces creates visual continuity across the room. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026 The gap creates performance ceilings no architectural change can close. — Lucas Zhao, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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For context, the median private SaaS company generates about $141,000 of revenue per employee, while the leading AI-native companies are running at twenty times that or more.

— Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
For smaller threats around 100 meters wide, this subterranean 3-megaton explosion generates enough power to vaporize the asteroid into harmless space dust completely.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of generates

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The latter is a very eccentric and memorable fighter who always brings tons of energy into the Octagon.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Tony Dalton brings impressive menace to a superficially affable sheriff, and Laura Donnelly strikes the perfect balance between femme fatale and innocent love interest.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of brings

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Similarly, during construction, heavy machinery causes soil compaction, temporary dust and noise pollution, which can further disorient wildlife, by changing local ecosystems and altering conditions for plants, ground-dwelling species and insects.

— Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Measles hospitalizes nearly 10% of its victims and causes pneumonia, sepsis and potentially fatal encephalitis.

— Dr. Michael Good, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026

Definition of causes

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Entire product categories that were barely imaginable in 2020 are now weekend projects such as a tutor that converses in Mandarin, a paralegal that drafts and redlines, and a designer that produces forty variations before lunch.

— Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Two hours with nothing required of you produces something to talk about afterward, without any pressure to talk during.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of produces

Verb

But the arrival of two strangers investigating her past sets off a series of events that prompts the residents of Crystal Lake to question who Pam Voorhees really is.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
This development prompts questions about potential industry-wide price realignments and the urgent need for better AI cost management strategies.

— Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of prompts

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But the arrest does little to change the fact that her brother is still gone.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Those workers understand what a white-collar reader mostly does not, which is that the moment your knowledge leaves your hands is the moment your leverage leaves with it.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

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