Synonyms of invoke

invoke

verb

in-ˈvōk 

as in to create

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

we should be prepared for the possibility that any solution may invoke another set of problems

Synonyms & Similar Words

• create
• cause
• bring
• generate
• prompt
• do
• produce
• induce
• spawn
• work
• yield
• effectuate
• make
• effect
• bring about
• draw on
• catalyze
• give rise to
• translate (into)
• result (in)
• engender
• introduce
• beget
• encourage
• promote
• found
• initiate
• bring on
• bring forth
• occasion
• establish
• contribute (to)
• determine
• inaugurate
• begin
• breed
• decide
• enact
• develop
• launch
• render
• start
• cultivate
• pioneer
• foster
• set up
• institute
• set
• forward
• conduce (to)
• further
• nurture
• innovate
• turn out
• advance
• nourish
• father

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restrict
• limit
• impede
• suppress
• quash
• subdue
• quell
• repress
• stifle
• dampen
• restrain
• control
• inhibit
• smother
• check
• crush
• put down
• curb
• kill
• arrest
• retard
• can
• squelch
• destroy
• rein (in)
• abolish
• extinguish
• crack down (on)
• squash
• clamp down (on)
• still
• liquidate
• demolish
• quench
• snuff (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of invoke

This inversion of civil-rights rhetoric would soon become a hallmark of the culture wars—one invoked in multiple Supreme Court cases that clawed back civil-rights-era advances. —Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026

This means that boards should not avoid fulfilling their duty by invoking a lack of funds – their duty is to gather the funds to take proper care of the property. —Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 29 May 2026

Other legislators invoked their children when urging their colleagues to vote in favor of the measure. —Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026

Some who support the war most vocally also invoke free-market principles as grounds for government inaction. —David S. Cohen, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2026