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
Alessandro Piazza, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
From heating food quickly to baking delicious cakes, the microwave oven is used for a constructive purpose by millions today, far from the destructive intentions for which its technology was invented.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
But what did people do before braces were invented?
—Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 4 Feb. 2026
Little would the playwright have imagined that something yet to be invented called social media would one day be more powerful than swords, bullets and bombs.
—Sandeep Gopalan, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2026
That case rests almost entirely on a single clinical trial, conducted before the DVD was invented, in which its striking benefits were derailed by damning side effects.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 2 Feb. 2026
Mexicali stakes a claim to the clamato cocktail, a heady blend of vodka, clam juice and other ingredients invented in the 1960s by a bartender at the city’s Acueducto Piano Bar.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Not the general kinds of graphs that the team was studying, but a special type of graph invented in 1878 by the mathematician Arthur Cayley.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 28 Jan. 2026
Indeed, the film’s characters so beatifically embrace the idea that, by the 25th century, civilization has invented and retired the tech required for near immortality, leaving long-haul pilots like Coakley the only people who still feel compelled to use it.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
Conservatives learned to play the game that progressive activists invented.
—Alessandro Piazza, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
From heating food quickly to baking delicious cakes, the microwave oven is used for a constructive purpose by millions today, far from the destructive intentions for which its technology was invented.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
But what did people do before braces were invented?
—Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 4 Feb. 2026
Little would the playwright have imagined that something yet to be invented called social media would one day be more powerful than swords, bullets and bombs.
—Sandeep Gopalan, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2026
That case rests almost entirely on a single clinical trial, conducted before the DVD was invented, in which its striking benefits were derailed by damning side effects.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 2 Feb. 2026
Mexicali stakes a claim to the clamato cocktail, a heady blend of vodka, clam juice and other ingredients invented in the 1960s by a bartender at the city’s Acueducto Piano Bar.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Not the general kinds of graphs that the team was studying, but a special type of graph invented in 1878 by the mathematician Arthur Cayley.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 28 Jan. 2026
Indeed, the film’s characters so beatifically embrace the idea that, by the 25th century, civilization has invented and retired the tech required for near immortality, leaving long-haul pilots like Coakley the only people who still feel compelled to use it.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invented
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Comulate also invented a fictitious insurance agent named Jordan Bates, who purported to work for PBC and who interacted with Applied Systems salespeople through email (with a Phoenix Benefits email domain) to create a customer account on Applied’s Epic.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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In a comparable case in the United States in 2023, a federal judge imposed $5,000 fines on two lawyers and a law firm after ChatGPT was blamed for their submission of fictitious legal research in an aviation injury claim.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The show features 52 images from the museum’s collection dating from 1860 to 1940, all of which were devised using collage or montage.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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So that problematic defense has come around, thanks to whatever Mike Brown, his coaching staff and the players have devised or re-emphasized together.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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The best of all sports-movie subgenres, football films have given us great characters – real and fictional – and a bunch of awesome cinematic moments in everything from screwball comedies to real-life narratives.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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The overall look has drawn comparisons to a fictional stealth aircraft rather than a conventional Navy jet.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Paul Simon, who was headed to retirement amid debilitating hearing loss, has concocted a helpful new stage monitor setup that has him back on the road.—
BRIAN MCCOLLUM,
Freep.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Galen concocted medicines that seem strange to modern ears, such as treating ailments like inflammation with feces sprinkled with thyme to mask the odor.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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Finally, the researchers did another version of the original test but used imaginary grapes instead of juice, with similar results.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Unfortunately, the new love in your life may be imaginary and only after your bank account.—
C. A. Bridges,
Florida Times-Union,
4 Feb. 2026
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While it was made in the ‘90s, the collection (which showed slip dresses, shirts with undulating ruffles, and jacquard silk jackets constructed to look permanently burst-open) was inspired by the romance between Napoleon Bonaparte and his wife Josephine.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Originally constructed in 1952, the property was designated a historic and cultural landmark in 2024.—
Nick Wooten,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The experiments together suggest that Kanzi was able to distinguish an imagined scenario from the present reality and keep both in mind.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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So, the transactional world is constantly pushing us out of the present and redirecting us to an imagined future.—
Bill Burnett,
Big Think,
5 Feb. 2026
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Indeed, Orient Express is perhaps the most mythic name in the travel world.—
Adam Erace,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2026
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What begins as paranormal record-keeping gradually reveals a mythic tale centered on people who, fittingly, were mostly writers.—
Shannon Taggart,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Invented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invented. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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