Synonyms for generation
ˌdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃəngen·er·a·tion

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1. generation

   Synonyms:
   age, period, era, epoch, lifetime, offspring, stock, race, origination, breed, progeny, formation

   Antonyms:
   perpetuity, eternity, immortality

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1. coevals, contemporaries, generationnoun

   all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

   Synonyms:
   coevals, contemporaries, genesis, multiplication, propagation

2. generationnoun

   group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent

   Synonyms:
   genesis, coevals, contemporaries, multiplication, propagation

3. generationnoun

   the normal time between successive generations

   "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade"

   Synonyms:
   genesis, coevals, contemporaries, multiplication, propagation

4. generationnoun

   a stage of technological development or innovation

   "the third generation of computers"

   Synonyms:
   genesis, coevals, contemporaries, multiplication, propagation

5. genesis, generationnoun

   a coming into being

   Synonyms:
   coevals, contemporaries, genesis, multiplication, propagation

6. generationnoun

   the production of heat or electricity

   "dams were built for the generation of electricity"

   Synonyms:
   genesis, coevals, contemporaries, multiplication, propagation

7. generation, multiplication, propagationnoun

   the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production

   Synonyms:
   genesis, multiplication, times, contemporaries, extension, propagation, coevals

Matched Categories

1. • Biological Group
   • Phase
   • Production
   • Reproduction
   • Time Period

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1. generationnoun

   Synonyms:
   procreation

2. generationnoun

   Synonyms:
   production, formation

3. generationnoun

   Synonyms:
   progeny, offspring, succession of descendants

4. generationnoun

   Synonyms:
   family, stock, race, breed

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1. generationnoun

   Synonyms:
   procreation, reproduction, prolification, begetting, origination, production, formation

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1. List of paraphrases for "generation":

   generating, production, generations, gen, génération, generate, gil, jill, creation, jil, jel, output, breed

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1. Alex Smith:

   You can't send direct mail or advertising to an 18-24 year old on a college campus, that's just not going to work, but if you look at Rand Paul, he was one of the first candidates to be on SnapChat ... he often visits college campuses, which not many candidates do, and those are two examples of where he's taking his message, again a relevant message to this generation, directly to them.

2. Hanna Cavinder:

   Our number one goal is to excel on the court, but off the court, we love to show our creative sides and grow our relationships with the TikTok community, boost keeps us connected so that we can upload and share videos that have a little fun, and hopefully inspire the next generation of women to pursue their basketball dreams.

3. Chris Pratt:

   America’s exceptional armed forces have altered the course of the world for the better. From the Union Army defeating slave owning confederates, to the Greatest Generation and Katherine Schwarzenegger Allies vanquishing the Nazis or our special operators hunting down the perpetrators of 9/11. We count the names of each fallen solider lest they be countless. They are the good guys. They run to the sound of gunfire. They know pain and suffering we never will.

4. Ted Cruz:

   It's a time for truth, a time to rise to the challenge just as Americans have always done, it's going to take a new generation of courageous conservatives to help make America great again. And I'm ready to stand with you to lead the fight.

5. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg:

   Women will only have true equality when men share with them the responsibility of bringing up the next generation.