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

Examples of invent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It is owned by Technip Energies, an engineering and technology company, uses technology invented by IBM and Under Armour is an investor in the company. —Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024

Now imagine that humanity has invented cloning technology and every rich baseball team has an Ohtani and a Judge on their roster. —Ash Parrish, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024

The claim: Bill Gates invented a wireless birth control microchip A Sept. 18 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) includes a picture of a gold microchip resting on a person's fingertip. —Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024

The patriarch of the family was Andrew (Andy) Gump, whose creator Sidney Smith claimed invented the flower pot and introduced the polka dot tie to the United States. —Andrew Johnston, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024