Synonyms of invent

invent

verb

in-ˈvent 

as in to devise

to create or think of by clever use of the imagination

they invented an explanation for the broken vase that would satisfy their grandmother

Synonyms & Similar Words

• devise
• concoct
• construct
• manufacture
• design
• produce
• contrive
• come up with
• think (up)
• fabricate
• drum up
• make up
• cook (up)
• excogitate
• conceive
• envision
• imagine
• hatch
• trump up
• improvise
• vamp (up)
• visualize
• dream
• envisage
• fantasize
• vision
• daydream
• coin
• extemporize
• ad-lib
• picture

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• imitate
• reproduce
• replicate
• mimic
• copy
• duplicate
• clone
• reduplicate
• copycat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of invent

The château is itself a work of art, something strange that Louis XIV invented to transform people, including diplomatically. — Ben Croll, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

That last one comes because Dune 3 will be taking all the Imax screens when both movies premiere, so Disney invented a new term to describe screenings that meet certain technical standards, like screen size, laser projection, and immersive audio. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

People need to be trained, processes and policies rewritten, organizations reordered, protocols invented, budgets approved, data collected and cleaned. — Chang Che, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026

As the literature explains, the tiki bar—drawing its name from Māori mythology—was invented in 1930s California by a white American. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026