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
Nate Sloan, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
The virologist who invented the first polio vaccine.
—Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Zaim invoked Kodak — a company that literally invented the digital camera and was destroyed by it anyway.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Leslie’s invented holiday, Galentine’s Day, became, essentially, real, with merch and celebrations going mainstream.
—Jennifer Armstrong, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
On the lighter side, GE had a hand in popular 1950s toy Silly Putty, whose synthetic rubber had been invented during World War II in a General Electric laboratory.
—Michael Kilian, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Rise was invented by third-grader Lucas Ye as part of a public contest to come up with a mascot that could serve as a zero-gravity indicator.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Make sure to try the barbecue shrimp—more of a sautee—as Manale’s is where it was invented.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
California invented modern wellness.
—Markos Kounalakis, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
And Tae Bo was invented by a guy named Billy Blanks, also from Erie, Pennsylvania.
—Nate Sloan, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
The virologist who invented the first polio vaccine.
—Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Zaim invoked Kodak — a company that literally invented the digital camera and was destroyed by it anyway.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Leslie’s invented holiday, Galentine’s Day, became, essentially, real, with merch and celebrations going mainstream.
—Jennifer Armstrong, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
On the lighter side, GE had a hand in popular 1950s toy Silly Putty, whose synthetic rubber had been invented during World War II in a General Electric laboratory.
—Michael Kilian, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Rise was invented by third-grader Lucas Ye as part of a public contest to come up with a mascot that could serve as a zero-gravity indicator.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Make sure to try the barbecue shrimp—more of a sautee—as Manale’s is where it was invented.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
California invented modern wellness.
—Markos Kounalakis, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invented
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Investigators allege Gonzalez wrote checks to herself from HOA accounts over an extended period and concealed the thefts by creating fictitious invoices and false ledger entries.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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One requires election records to be maintained for 22 months, while the other prohibits procuring, casting or tabulating false, fictitious or fraudulent ballots.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Yes, a new model was devised that showed how a modern economy could sustain a large middle-class society that shared in its general prosperity and great progress.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Apr. 2026
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Deep listening is a practice devised by composer Pauline Oliveros.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
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Gemmill echoed the sentiment, emphasizing that the priority is maintaining the realism of the show, which centers on a fictional hospital in Pittsburgh.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Apr. 2026
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Then again, an especially good fictional song can come to feel more real than its story of origin.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Fortunately, Sanctions balances its downer tendencies with moments of levity and peculiar arrangements that only Souled American could have concocted.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Pitchfork,
17 Apr. 2026
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Now Jasmine is in the middle of the second fight she’s concocted out of nowhere in one episode.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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And so the super, super devoted fans really do know each other and really are jockeying with each other for position in a way that feels both real and imaginary.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
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No borders and a thin blue line Viewing the Earth from space, White highlights, drives home that the borders that mark our maps are largely imaginary.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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Pain is ultimately constructed by the brain, and one of the best pieces of evidence neuroscience has for that is phantom limb pain.—
Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2026
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The gap shows up clearly in how the CPI is constructed.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Instead of small neighborhood stores with limited inventory, Marcus and Blank imagined warehouse-sized spaces filled with everything homeowners or contractors might need — from lumber and drywall to appliances and lighting.—
Alexandria Mansfield,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Piech’s experience suggests that Sora videos could activate spatial memory, meaning that Sora videos also tripped up the brain’s more fundamental systems for sorting real from imagined.—
Tim Requarth,
Longreads,
9 Apr. 2026
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Beyond the family drama, the play also expands into something mythic — that they are all connected not only across generations, but through a deeper ancestral line tied to an African king (Chat Atkins plays both early ancestors, Peter and the King).—
Amy Reyes,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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The truly mythic figures are the ones with wide-reaching influence—teaching other cooks, breaking new ground, and pushing the regional traditions forward.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Invented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invented. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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