to create

Examples

• All

• OK, so for me, I decided to create a light show.

• I love the idea of creating a life-size Santa Claus all out of pine cones.

  The Stepford Wives (2004)

• So you still have to create a really good story.

  Film Courage

• A great feature is you can create songs as you like.

• Why is it that I would create these videos?

  Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

• I thought about young people who wanted to create something beautiful and did not dare.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Now, we only have three weeks to create a masterpiece.

  Theater Camp (2023)

• Participants are encouraged to download the work of peers and create their own derivative work.

  Academic text (2011)

• Students who learn to independently create and perform music are able to think and act creatively.

  Academic text (2011)

• The artist wanted to create a stunning mural that would inspire the community.

Synonyms

M

to make

vsto create

∞ 1.0

To create something by putting parts together

focuses specifically on artistic or expressive work rather than general building

W

to write

vsto create

• Literature

∞ 1.6

Create a story or poem by putting words together

is the broader act of artistic work beyond only literature

D

to design

vsto create

∞ 2.6

To plan and make something so it looks and works as needed

focuses on artistic activity rather than planning function or form

P

to produce

vsto create

∞ 2.0

To make something, often in large amounts for sale

is focused on artistic work rather than general manufacture or causation

D

to develop

vsto create

668 1.8

To create something new like an idea or product

is direct artistic activity rather than gradual technical development

G

to generate

vsto create

537 3.2

To make something that did not exist before

involves purposeful artistic work, not merely result from a process

C

to compose

vsto create

102 3.5

To make writing, music, or a plan

engages in artistic work more broadly across art forms

Antonyms

D

to destroy

∞ 1.0

Damage something so badly that it cannot be used or fixed

E

to erase

156 2.2

Remove all traces of something from memory or history

Idioms

C

to create quite a sensation

1 5.6

To cause a lot of public interest and excitement

Phrasal Verbs

C

to create a mess

1 2.1

Make a place messy so things are not in order

C

to create a ruck

• Jargon

9.9

Make players from both teams gather over the ball on the ground after a tackle

C

to create friction

4.6

To cause disagreement between people or groups

C

to create friction

• Specialized

3.9

To make two surfaces rub together so they resist movement

C

to create from raw material

4.0

To make something using raw materials

C

to create mentally

6.7

To form an idea or picture in your mind

C

to create synergy

• Jargon

4.7

Help people or groups work together to achieve more than they do alone

C

to create verbally

4.9

To make something new by speaking rather than writing

How Creative

to innovate

39 5.5

to create

638 3.4

to compose

102 3.5

to make

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology