DESIGNERS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

designers

noun

plural of designer

as in inventors

one who creates or introduces something new credited as the designer of the first sneaker specifically intended for distance running

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Recent Examples of designers Renwick’s belief that athleticwear designers were for too long a time absorbed in making men’s lives easier — and efforts to reverse this pattern by turning its gaze towards women — completely revolutionized the industry, which is why the brand is a no-brainer addition to this article. —

Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 June 2026 Furness notes that Luminara brings together researchers, educators, XR developers, neuroscientists, artists, healthcare professionals, designers, and storytellers to explore immersive learning systems and interdisciplinary research projects. —

Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 4 June 2026 Multiple generations of Neolithic designers relied on communal teamwork and clever construction techniques to precisely place each of the site’s gigantic megaliths about 5,000 years ago. —

Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 June 2026 Clawful The toy designers at Mattel always loved a pun, but this may be the most shameless of them all. —

Richard Edwards, Space.com, 4 June 2026 Fashion designers Tom Ford, Marc Jacobs, Donna Karan, Jenna Lyons, Anna Sui, and Alexander Wang are also graduates, as were writers James Baldwin, Lorraine Hansberry, Jack Kerouac, and Tennessee Williams. —

Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 4 June 2026 To support this, the BRICS+ International Fashion Federation (IFF) was launched in 2024 to help designers and industry professionals through practical initiatives, including participation in international fashion weeks to showcase collections and build long-term connections. —

Malana Vantyler, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026 The showcase, directed by Alvarez and led by students, offers an opportunity for students to collaborate across disciplines, with choreographers, sound designers, stage managers, dancers and lighting designers working together to bring the show to life. —

Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026 These details—combined with androgynous pieces from the industry’s most elite designers and the rare pull from her partner A$AP Rocky’s closet—work hard to create a street style lineup for the history books. —

Kelsey Stiegman, InStyle, 28 May 2026

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Close to $10 million directed toward saving more than 165 films — Hitchcock, Welles, Lynch, Kubrick, Fellini, Abel Gance — and more than 200 shorts from the Lumière brothers, the inventors of cinema itself.

— Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The bar’s signature Brunello Bloody Mary nods to the hotel’s long-standing history as the drink's inventors and remains a house classic, richer and more savory than most, thanks to the wine-forward twist.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026