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

All this happens in a see-through cold compartment where concoctions spin around, turning from liquid to frozen semisolid. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

Did any of these herbal concoctions actually cool my body temperature? — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Summer, though, can be a foe of glass hair hopefuls—the combination of sun, salt, chlorine, and humidity all contribute to hair becoming drier and frizzier, a concoction for dull, lackluster lengths. — Selvaggia Germani, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026

There’s something about the spice profile in a classic pumpkin spice latte—a concoction of espresso, steamed milk, and a mix of cinnamon, ginger, cloves, or nutmeg. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026