generates

VERB

produce, create

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achieve bring about cause develop engender make provoke set up spawn

STRONG

accomplish bear beget breed effect form found hatch inaugurate induce initiate institute introduce multiply muster occasion originate parent perform procreate propagate reproduce

WEAK

bring to pass get up give birth to give rise to whip up work up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy end fail finish halt kill lose prevent stop

STRONG

close divide ignore neglect terminate throw away

WEAK

break

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generates

At a 2% yield, $2 million generates only $40,000 per year before taxes.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

"Ticketing revenue generates less than 20% of our total revenue from The Open," Darbon says.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Still socially awkward, the rendition of Zuckerberg is now one of a powerful, globally known figure, whose platform generates billions of dollars and is used by millions of people.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Their motion creates electrical resistance and generates heat, which can ultimately destroy the superconducting state.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Some musk which my system generates must be especially appealing to the authorities of the government.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole