as in fictitious
not real and existing only in the imagination
a daydreamer who lives mostly in her invented magic kingdom
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as in devised
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
they invented an explanation for the broken vase that would satisfy their grandmother
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Recent Examples of invented
Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2026
The smartphone, the most addictive device ever invented, is now combined with the most addictive and sophisticated software to overwhelm victims with constant availability and ease of use.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Botts, a California Department of Transportation engineer, invented a reflective marker to separate highway lanes.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
The design for tampons hasn’t changed much since they were invented in 1931.
—Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 11 Mar. 2026
For years, people have debated who really invented the telephone.
—Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 10 Mar. 2026
Papa was a director who practically invented gorgeous, lush musicals.
—Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 10 Mar. 2026
Zuckerberg invented Facebook in his dorm room and managed to grow it to over three billion users worldwide.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026
College football disputes invented that terminology.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
The original 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube, invented by Hungarian sculptor Ernő Rubik in 1974, has been solved significantly faster.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2026
The smartphone, the most addictive device ever invented, is now combined with the most addictive and sophisticated software to overwhelm victims with constant availability and ease of use.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Botts, a California Department of Transportation engineer, invented a reflective marker to separate highway lanes.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
The design for tampons hasn’t changed much since they were invented in 1931.
—Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 11 Mar. 2026
For years, people have debated who really invented the telephone.
—Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 10 Mar. 2026
Papa was a director who practically invented gorgeous, lush musicals.
—Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 10 Mar. 2026
Zuckerberg invented Facebook in his dorm room and managed to grow it to over three billion users worldwide.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026
College football disputes invented that terminology.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invented
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The cartoon’s title character’s appearance was based on the movie star Rita Hayworth, and surrounded by a varied cast of colorful co-workers to populate the fictitious Chicago newsroom where Brenda was employed.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Philadelphia courts issued a fraud alert Saturday about fictitious text messages that appear to come from the city's traffic division.—
Terra Sullivan,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Sheats-Goldstein residence—an experiment in indoor-outdoor living originally devised by architect John Lautner and realized in concrete and glass in 1963—is perched at the far end of a road in the secluded Beverly Crest neighborhood.—
Talia Abbas,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2026
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ClubElo is a ranking system devised and maintained by Lars Schiefler, based on the same methodology used in chess rankings.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The gambit that Shelley somehow comes to possess her fictional creation is sustained, as Ida alternates between a very American dialect and a more high-toned British accent.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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The film has resulted in some confusion online given a documentary last year titled Age of Disclosure, which interviewed former government officials about UAPs, with some wondering if Spielberg’s fictional movie is part of some larger conspiratorial effort on the topic.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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An epoxy compound is concocted to replace discs between vertebrae and other cartilaginous elements, so the animal returns to its original dimensions and structure.—
Jeff Wilson,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
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Arias and her mother concocted the treat to resemble a large pink cupcake with sprinkles.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Feb. 2026
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Draw an imaginary line between the two and follow it out into space for roughly the same distance again.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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What better way to cap our season-long coverage of a conference that doesn’t exist than to hand out imaginary awards?—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Instead, it was constructed with the president’s own hands, on the day the court offered him the tools to dismantle it.—
Jay Caruso,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Project Cardinal, which already secured preliminary approval from the city in November, would be made up of 14 buildings, Olson said, with one to two buildings constructed per year as the campus is built out.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Paintings around the room place the sculptures in imagined settings, and some scenes are accompanied by silhouetted figures, which act as a conduit for the viewer to project themself into the dreamscape of a past world or bizarre future.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Humans Must Stay in the Driver’s Seat William’s question was never hypothetical nor an imagined coup.—
Victoria Bousis,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
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Hill compared Chamberlain to a Paul Bunyon-type, a mythical figure in sports in large part because there's little video of his playing heyday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Celebrate all things Irish, rock out to four bands, watch a musical that intertwines two mythic tales, see a Baltimore cult classic at the Senator Theatre and listen to a soulful tribute to R&B legends.—
John Coffren,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Invented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invented. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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