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bring has 16 distinct synonyms spread across 7 of its 11 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is take away.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
cause to come into a particular state or condition
“Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence”
attract the attention of
“The noise and the screaming brought the curious”
induce or persuade
“The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well”
1 of the 11 recorded senses carries no synonym, antonym or related term, so it is not shown above. Every sense, with its definition and examples, is on the full entry for bring.
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for bring come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.