Synonyms for

Inventing

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

Definition

To create or design something that has never been made before.

Synonyms & similar words

fabricate excogitate makeup contrive manufacture formulate devise cookup invent forge create devise concoct fabricate formulate generate innovate originate produce develop design engineer plan construct assemble coin compose conceive

Synonyms by register

Formal

creating devising originating formulating

Informal

making up cooking up dreaming up coming up with

Literary

forging conceiving imagining

Antonyms

destroying destroy debunking disproving unmaking devising conceiving

Common collocations

  • inventing new products
  • inventing new technologies
  • inventing a story
  • inventing a lie
  • inventing a device
  • inventing a system
  • inventing a cure

Word family

noun invention
verb invent
adjective inventive
adverb inventively

Usage note

The word 'inventing' often implies creating something entirely new, rather than simply modifying or improving an existing idea. It can sometimes carry a negative connotation when used to describe fabricating falsehoods.

Example sentences

  1. John is inventing a new type of computer game.
  2. She is inventing a time machine.
  3. The scientist is inventing a new type of fuel.
  4. The chef is inventing a new recipe.
  5. The artist is inventing a new painting style.

Quotes

  • The best way to predict the future is to invent it. - Alan Kay
  • To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. - Thomas Edison
  • Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out of void, but out of chaos. - Mary Shelley

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