create

[kree-eyt] / kriˈeɪt /

VERB

bring into being; make or develop

Synonyms

STRONGEST

build conceive construct design devise discover establish forge form found generate initiate invent make organize plan produce set up shape spawn start

STRONG

actualize author beget coin compose concoct constitute contrive effect erect fabricate fashion father formulate imagine institute invest mother occasion originate parent perform procreate sire

WEAK

bring into being bring into existence bring to pass cause to be dream up give birth to give life to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break demolish destroy dismantle lose stop

STRONG

halt prevent wreck

Example Sentences

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He spent the night cutting pictures from magazines and downloading images to create a makeshift catalog, then promised Mason a custom $40,000 necklace.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Switzerland’s justice minister, Beat Jans, called the motion “an enormous risk…in an uncertain world” that would create a host of problems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf also said that "wrong strategies and impulsive decisions will... create an endless quagmire that you will be stuck in for years".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

It will create a supplier with $11 billion in sales and $1.7 billion in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, or Ebitda.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

He had learned in Cub Scouts how to create sparks by rubbing stones together.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

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