ENGENDERING Synonyms: 138 Similar and Opposite Words

engendering

verb

present participle of engender

as in creating

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

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as in originating

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

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Recent Examples of engendering Some 3,500 people were extrajudicially disappeared during the last 15 years of Hasina’s reign, says the interim government, while every institution was politicized, engendering deep distrust of the military, courts, civil service, and especially security services. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Jan. 2026 But sources told Fortune this approach can muddy the waters between leadership and friendship, engendering new vulnerabilities. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025 For the busy leader, this shift can have a monumental impact, engendering an outlook that is spacious, calm, clear, and focused. — Rasmus Hougaard, Big Think, 18 Mar. 2025 Far from engendering this shift, Mark Zuckerberg is merely the latest figure to highlight it. — The Editors, National Review, 8 Jan. 2025 The Russian government is avoiding mobilization like the plague, engendering clever (but still desperate) ways to pad the ranks. — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025 Following 15 years of uninterrupted rule, practically every government institution has been politicized by Hasina’s Awami League party, engendering deep distrust of the military, courts, civil service, and especially security services. — Charlie Campbell, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024 In spite of the series’s bleak themes, Lucas succeeds in engendering a new hope, a vision of the future in which the hegemon is deposed. — Ruby Thélot, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024

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Verb

This has the effect of creating more sunlight hours in the evening during months when the weather is the warmest.

— Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
In our community, parents have been able to make up a portion of the rest, but as the cuts keep piling up, more and more parents are considering leaving the system, creating a cycle of disinvestment.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of creating

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Here, the idea that Hollywood is truly interested in the creative possibilities of a fanfic-originating adaptation becomes weak.

— Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026
These features of slot machines and For You pages pique the interest of neural circuitry originating deep in the brain, called the mesolimbic pathway.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of originating

Verb

Water turns that color when filtration fails, causing algae to grow.

— Valerie Greene, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
In the report, presented to the park board Wednesday, the firm urged the district to increase the fees over a three-year period to avoid causing a burden for residents, according to the report.

— Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of causing

Verb

For Poppens, who has spent more than a decade navigating the challenges of MS, the possibility of an incorrect diagnosis underscores the importance of getting answers before beginning long-term treatment.

— Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
The Quebecois math rock duo will get right back on the road come March, beginning with their first-ever Australian stops.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of beginning

Verb

Dvir Ginzburg is the founder and CEO of Encore AI, which builds AI agents for revenue-generating interactions.

— Dvir Ginzburg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
However, given the company's future commitments for computing power that have yet to hit its expenses, Anthropic will have to continue accumulating cash through fundraising or generating profits to fulfill its obligations.

— Leslie Picker, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of generating

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Any function whose work can be pointed at a proper model of its underlying business, instead of at a general-purpose language model, is starting to compound the same way Anthropic’s engineering did a year ago.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Charged with home invasion at 16, he was sentenced to eight years in prison as an adult, starting his sentence at age 17.

— Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of starting

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Heidi Rackliffe, Avec’s chief program officer, was bringing her team in on weekends to call everybody back.

— Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
By bringing a familiar nameplate into the electric era, VW has a chance to make the transition feel less like a leap into the unknown and more like buying the next version of a car people already understand.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of bringing

Verb

However, the companies have not announced a specific US Navy procurement award arising from the trial.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
In an email to Space, Asphaug explained some of the issues arising from this, since current estimates place the timing of the moon's formation anywhere from around 40 to 120 million years after the formation of the solar system.

— Micah Hanks, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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