creation

1 something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination <Dr. Frankenstein was divinely proud of his creation, at least at first> Synonyms brainchild, coinage, concoction, contrivance, invention, innovation, wrinkleRelated Words contraption, device, gadget, gizmo (also gismo), novelty; design, product, work; dream, fantasy (also phantasy), picture, vision; conception, imagining, originationNear Antonyms carbon copy, clone, copy, dupe, duplicate, duplication, facsimile, imitation, reduplication, replica, replication, reproduction

2 the whole body of things observed or assumed <an unshakable belief in a primal source, a fount of all creation> Synonyms cosmos, universe, macrocosm, nature, worldRelated Words existence, realityNear Antonyms nothingness, void

3 a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position <the creation of an unprecedented number of new cardinals by the pope> Synonyms ascent, advancement, elevation, preference, preferment, promotion, rise, upgrade, upgradingRelated Words aggrandizement, ennoblement, exaltation, glorification, magnificationNear Antonyms deposition, dethronement, discharge, dismissal, expulsion, impeachment, ouster, overthrow, removal, suspension, unmaking, unseating; downfall, fallAntonyms abasement, comedown, degradation, demotion, disrating, downgrade, reduction