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

What frustrates me is that the Board has invoked emergency powers for rent policy while failing to declare an actual public health emergency for unsheltered homelessness — the one domain where the legal, moral, and practical case is overwhelming. —Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026

In 1982, Congress passed an amendment, signed by President Ronald Reagan, stipulating that the Voting Rights Act could be invoked to ensure adequate minority representation. —Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026

Even so, Muzaffar Chishti of the Migration Policy Institute said that the executive branch has vast discretion in immigration law, particularly when invoking national security justifications, and defense attorneys may face an uphill battle. —Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026

Throughout his questioning, Corrales repeatedly invoked the experiences of other Latin American countries, describing Moïse as a dictator who was close to drug traffickers. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026