Synonyms of concoction

concoction

noun

kən-ˈkäk-shən 

as in invention

something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination

the first submarine must have seemed like a wild concoction at the time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• invention
• innovation
• creation
• product
• coinage
• contrivance
• device
• brainchild
• wrinkle
• work
• conception
• contraption
• design
• gadget
• novelty
• gizmo
• dream
• fantasy
• vision
• origination
• picture
• imagining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• copy
• imitation
• reproduction
• duplicate
• facsimile
• replication
• clone
• duplication
• replica
• carbon copy
• dupe
• reduplication

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of concoction

Dove’s new fragrance is literally the soap in perfume for—a floral, powdery concoction that brings me right back to my childhood bathtub. — James Manso, Allure, 23 Oct. 2026

Each time the answer is a concoction of equal parts indignation, defense, agitation, and defiance. — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

The cold front causing a concoction of weather mayhem will arrive in the northern Florida Keys on Sunday morning. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

Expect to see rare bottles pulled from the shelves and all manner of weird and wonderful concoctions offered up from the menu and from their encyclopedic knowledge of drinks. — Condé Nast, cntraveler.com, 13 Oct. 2026