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. Roy Lee:

   Right now, China, Roy Lee and the European Union are all pursuing the so-called next generation semiconductor technologies, we understand the challenges are coming, and we need to keep The Communist leadership in Beijing in semiconductors through research and development, and most importantly, cultivating qualified talents that support Taiwan's success.

2. Freddie Mac:

   This week, mortgage rates averaged 5 % for the first time in over a decade, as Americans contend with historically high inflation, the combination of rising mortgage rates, elevated home prices and tight inventory are making the pursuit of homeownership the most expensive in a generation.

3. Michael Bitzer:

   The next generation of Republicans are making their presence known.

4. Lisa Seltzer:

   There's only one or two reasons I would ever come out of retirement, one is to give back to the industry in terms of women and help mentor for the next generation to come along.

5. Burgess Owens:

   Im so against anybody portraying that generation that didso much to raise such a great group of kidsto be looked at as hopeless and hapless, they would beput down and disgusted to be looked at as oppressed when we were victors.