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

What broke them was the agent inventing a sequence of steps at runtime that nobody anticipated. — Binny Gill, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

And what about the creatures, the metaphorical vessels invented to carry so many undefinable feelings? — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 6 Nov. 2026

This undermines their own reversal of the Chancery Court, repeatedly throwing the firm back into the arms of its previous judge to invent a serious of unique reasons to derail the deal. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026

Hands-free fanny packs were all the rage, and microbags hadn’t even been invented. — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 6 Nov. 2026