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

The whole periodic chart of elements and metals and all kinds of chemical concoctions found their way into the ground and the groundwater. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

With this premise, Brandl brews a heady, destabilizing concoction of uncanny horror and bone-dry humor to depict a man on the brink, whose demons—whether real or imagined—just might be catching up with him. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 July 2026

This thick, brownish concoction, a kind of hot dog chili, is sloppy, packs some heat, and the fiery punch to the taste buds can be a surprise to the uninitiated. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Long shuttered, the restaurant’s concoction was irresistible, a beautiful display of summer produce. — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 July 2026