Synonyms of engenders

engenders

verb

present tense third-person singular of engender

1

as in creates

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

a suggestion to go out for pizza that didn't seem to engender any interest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• creates
• generates
• causes
• brings
• prompts
• produces
• does
• induces
• spawns
• invokes
• yields
• begets
• works
• catalyzes
• makes
• breeds
• occasions
• promotes
• effects
• encourages
• effectuates
• translates (into)
• brings about
• results (in)
• gives rise to
• brings forth
• draws on
• introduces
• fosters
• establishes
• brings on
• initiates
• contributes (to)
• inaugurates
• cultivates
• furthers
• determines
• renders
• begins
• enacts
• founds
• develops
• launches
• starts
• nourishes
• nurtures
• decides
• fathers
• institutes
• conduces (to)
• innovates
• advances
• sets
• sets up
• turns out
• forwards
• pioneers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restricts
• impedes
• limits
• suppresses
• inhibits
• stifles
• represses
• dampens
• subdues
• smothers
• restrains
• controls
• crushes
• arrests
• squashes
• curbs
• retards
• reins (in)
• kills
• checks
• destroys
• quells
• quashes
• puts down
• abolishes
• squelches
• extinguishes
• clamps down (on)
• cracks down (on)
• demolishes
• quenches
• liquidates
• cans
• stills
• snuffs (out)

2

as in originates

to come into existence

feelings of confidence and independence that were only just beginning to engender within her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• originates
• arises
• begins
• starts
• commences
• is
• appears
• emerges
• forms
• exists
• springs
• arrives
• materializes
• dawns
• actualizes
• breaks
• lasts
• breathes
• lives
• sets in
• continues
• persists
• subsists
• survives
• endures
• coalesces
• coheres
• comes on
• shapes (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ceases
• ends
• stops
• concludes
• terminates
• halts
• disappears
• finishes
• vanishes
• dissolves
• evaporates
• quits
• dies
• departs
• discontinues
• expires
• desists
• perishes
• passes away

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of engenders

This enthusiasm could be partly explained by the band’s unexpected reunion, but brief inserts of footage from Oasis’ triumphant shows at Knebworth in 1996 suggest that the Mancunian band engenders a type of fandom of a particularly feverish kind. — Elena Lazic, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

The act of looking back on one’s own history with care instead of judgment engenders a communal spirit between the film and its audience. — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026

Audio podcasting has always thrived on a unique intimacy with its audience that engenders such trust. — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

Embedded in their value is that the Padres are now the only game in town, literally, which engenders fan support. — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026

In my personal experience, no restaurant engenders more passion from its devoted diners. — Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026

Anonymity engenders bad behavior (as anyone who has encountered anonymous trolls on social media can readily attest). — Paul Rosenzweig, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026

Los Angeles is free from all that, since their recent postseason work engenders no expectations at all. — J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026

Vulnerability engenders a healing breakthrough with a partner as Mars and Chiron harmonize! — Usa Today, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025