Synonyms for

Invented

Verb / ˌɪˈnventʌd / / ˌɪˈnventɪd / Another word for invented — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

To create or design something that has never existed before.

Synonyms & similar words

fabricate excogitate makeup contrive manufacture formulate devise cookup invent forge created made devised conceived fabricated crafted produced designed developed formulated fashioned originated innovated imagined coined contrived generated

Synonyms by register

Formal

devised conceived formulated originated

Informal

made up dreamed up cooked up thought up

Literary

forged fashioned wrought

Antonyms

discover find uncover originate realize create produce

Common collocations

  • invented a story
  • invented a machine
  • invented a word
  • invented a new method
  • invented a lie
  • invented a device
  • invented a product

Word family

noun invention
verb invent
adjective inventive
adverb inventively

Usage note

While 'invented' often implies creating something entirely new, it can also mean to fabricate or make up something untrue, such as a story or an excuse.

Example sentences

  1. Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.
  2. Steve Jobs invented the iPhone.
  3. Marie Curie invented a way to study radiation.
  4. The Wright brothers invented the first airplane.
  5. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.

Quotes

  • Necessity is the mother of invention. - Plato
  • The best way to predict the future is to invent it. - Alan Kay
  • Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out of void but out of chaos. - Mary Shelley

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