INVOKE Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of invoke Off the windswept western coast of France, around two and a half hours by car north of Bordeaux, the Île de Ré is often invoked as Europe’s answer to Martha’s Vineyard: outdoorsy, a little la-di-dah, and a watering hole for city-dwellers on holiday, particularly during the summer. —

Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024 Riaan duRand, a teacher in South Africa, went viral on TikTok earlier this month after invoking Diddy as a threat in his high school classroom. —

Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024 McKinsey & Company invoked the phrase to describe women leaders facing barriers to upward mobility. —

Phil Kirschner, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 Trump flirted with invoking the Insurrection Act in 2020, when protests swept the nation in response to the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. —

Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for invoke

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In a testament to the power of libraries creating a sense of community through programs, a patron shared a wonderful anecdote recently with our youth services librarian, Melissa Burke.

Barbara D. Hathaway, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
The precursor to the Constitution and replaced by that document, the Articles of Confederation created the framework of a federal government while preserving the sovereignty of the states. 1920: The first meeting of the Assembly of the League of Nations took place in Geneva, Switzerland.

Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024