GENERATOR Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

generator

noun

ˈje-nə-ˌrā-tər

Definition of generator

as in creator

a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor the French painter Paul Cézanne is considered to be one of the principal generators of modern art

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Recent Examples of generator Suno is just throwing its hat into the ring — likely in an attempt to diversify the platform, given its music generator has attracted so many lawsuits. — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2026 That is, when diesel can be found, and when the generator is working, which isn’t often. — Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026 This aligns the frame timing directly with professional broadcast switchers, genlock generators, and virtual production camera rigs, which is incredibly valuable if you are involved in live video production or broadcasting. — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026 The countries have also discussed an advance payment of up to $10 billion to secure long-lead components such as reactor vessels, steam generators and reactor coolant pumps. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for generator

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Noun

Atlantika Films’ Nano Arrieta-creator and producer with Claudia Ruíz — shares the writing room with Popy Blasco, Ibai Ariztegi and Bárbara Zemelman.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
Official outlets can quote from posts on fake accounts whose creators masquerade as ordinary members of the public, making a fringe claim seem normal.

— RENÉE DIRESTA, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of creator

Noun

Another ideological ally is Peter Thiel, a co-founder of software firm Palantir who temporarily moved his family to Buenos Aires in April.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Axios reported in June that Virtue AI co-founders Bo Li, Dawn Song, and Sanmi Koyejo were joining Meta along with other employees from the startup.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of founder

Noun

Ellison clinched the deal by sweetening the offer price and bringing his father, Larry Ellison, in to personally guarantee funding.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Gyllenhaal’s father, Stephen Gyllenhaal, is a director and her mother, Naomi Foner, a screenwriter.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of father

Noun

The photos also provide a peek at John Cadbury (Pearce Quigley), Elizabeth’s mother, Dorothy (Joanna Scanlan), and fellow inventor, Joseph Rowntree (Mathew Baynton).

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
The five original Nobel Prizes were created under the terms of Swedish inventor and industrialist Alfred Nobel’s will and have been awarded since 1901, with only limited interruptions, chiefly during World War I and World War II.

— Reuters, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of inventor

Noun

That figure is the first half of the show’s title, the activist, author, and playwright Larry Kramer, who co-founded Gay Men’s Health Crisis and ACT UP and was instrumental in bringing the AIDS crisis to public attention.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Steinbeck’s novel is largely centered around the Hamiltons (who emigrate from Ireland to the author’s beloved Salinas Valley) and the Trasks (who move to California from the East Coast).

— Max Gao, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of author

Noun

That presents a sizable potential pipeline of future business for Europe’s turbine makers.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Postnikoff, a comms and marketing specialist who helped shape the international profiles of Schitt’s Creek and Anne With an E, has been working at Wild Cards maker Blink49 since June last year.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

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