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
Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
There’s no way Romy and Michele could have lied about having invented Post-its in 2025.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025
In particular, screens mated to computers, the most flexible machines ever invented.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
Microfiber is a relatively new addition to the cleaning toolbox, invented in the 1970s by a Japanese scientist and then popularized for cleaning in the 1990s.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
A lot of viewers found her the most captivating presence in Part 1 of the doc, with obvious screen charisma that established her as a leading lady after all these years — playing a character that Hollywood couldn’t have invented better, the manager-muse.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Beijing’s ultimate objective is to become a supplier of nuclear power to the world, joining the rare few nations — including the United States, Russia, France and South Korea — that can design and export some of the most sophisticated machines ever invented.
—Brad Plumer, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2025
There’s been a war on Black folks from the Chicago police department since they were invented, on minorities since they were invented.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
The continent that invented and spun out the internet from its first-class research institutions now risks standing by as US founders scale with ease.
—Jan Hammer, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
This crowd pleaser, invented by bartender Sam Ross in 2008, gets its charm from two different bittersweet Italian liqueurs, even though the resulting cocktail is neither particularly bitter nor sweet.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
There’s no way Romy and Michele could have lied about having invented Post-its in 2025.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025
In particular, screens mated to computers, the most flexible machines ever invented.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
Microfiber is a relatively new addition to the cleaning toolbox, invented in the 1970s by a Japanese scientist and then popularized for cleaning in the 1990s.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
A lot of viewers found her the most captivating presence in Part 1 of the doc, with obvious screen charisma that established her as a leading lady after all these years — playing a character that Hollywood couldn’t have invented better, the manager-muse.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Beijing’s ultimate objective is to become a supplier of nuclear power to the world, joining the rare few nations — including the United States, Russia, France and South Korea — that can design and export some of the most sophisticated machines ever invented.
—Brad Plumer, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2025
There’s been a war on Black folks from the Chicago police department since they were invented, on minorities since they were invented.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
The continent that invented and spun out the internet from its first-class research institutions now risks standing by as US founders scale with ease.
—Jan Hammer, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invented
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Of course, close animal encounters aren't always fictitious.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Half Moon Bay weigh-off began in 1974, when the California town barely edged out Circleville, Ohio, in an amiable contest for the fictitious title of pumpkin capital of the world.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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More than 50 years passed before Kansas City artist and sculptor Dale Eldred in 1990 devised a workable design.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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Ultimately, the researchers believe the hottest engine ever devised will help the scientific community better understand thermodynamics.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the new Indonesian horror flick The Elixir, a new herbal potion concocted by a traditional medicine doctor accidentally wakes the dead, and now all Hell is breaking loose.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Oct. 2025
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Unlike a harmless delusion, this is something that is concocted with an arc in mind, like Stacey’s relationship with TJ, Kenya Moore’s relationship with Walter Jackson her first season on RHOA, and Drew Sidora’s maybe-relationship with Dennis McKinley on this most recent season.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Voyager 1's approximate position lies half way along the imaginary line connecting these two stellar giants.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Not all the scares and frights and bumps in the night are imaginary on Halloween.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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The sweater is constructed using mink wool and doesn’t showcase any visible seams.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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First, and perhaps most obvious, the fictional thriller draws inspiration from the Manson Family's home invasion and murder of Sharon Tate and her friends, Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger and Wojciech Frykowski, as well as Steven Parent, who was visiting the home's caretaker.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Heart of the Ocean may be fictional, but its legend feels real—modeled loosely on the Hope Diamond.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Helen wants him for an off-the-books quest to find a possibly mythical object called the Seven Five Two, and an even more off-the-books quest to find answers about a formative childhood trauma involving the Talamasca.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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Given the stakes for project proponents and opponents, and CEQA’s almost mythical status, the campaign for and against the measure could be one of the most contentious ballot battles in the state’s history.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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On the surface, the glorious black-and-white concoction, which had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last May, tells the (mostly imagined) story of the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s epoch-defining 1960 movie, Breathless.—
Tomris Laffly,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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The rules of fiction require me to do this indirectly, constructing a narrator—whether a character or an imagined voice—to deliver the text at hand.—
Vauhini Vara,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Invented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invented. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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