as in fictitious
not real and existing only in the imagination
a daydreamer who lives mostly in her invented magic kingdom
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of invented
Dominic Green, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Families facing those diagnoses can’t wait decades for something new to be invented from scratch.
—Annette Bakker, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
The 272-page volume lacks an index, but that’s why Steve Jobs invented \⌘ + F; a digital search reveals that George Lucas and his eponymous film studio are name-dropped 31 times, whereas ESPN merits only 17 mentions.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
And the other two are coming from the Midwest, one with a history that began with the coach who invented basketball.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
While this event might have been invented by the filmmakers, the film was made by the filmmakers in collaboration with the protagonists.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
Pinsa was invented by Corradi Di Marco possibly as early as 1981, and trademarked in 2001.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Half of them wish TikTok had never been invented.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
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
Verb
The sandwich was invented, or at least identified, in the late 1700s.
—Dominic Green, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Families facing those diagnoses can’t wait decades for something new to be invented from scratch.
—Annette Bakker, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
The 272-page volume lacks an index, but that’s why Steve Jobs invented \⌘ + F; a digital search reveals that George Lucas and his eponymous film studio are name-dropped 31 times, whereas ESPN merits only 17 mentions.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
And the other two are coming from the Midwest, one with a history that began with the coach who invented basketball.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
While this event might have been invented by the filmmakers, the film was made by the filmmakers in collaboration with the protagonists.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
Pinsa was invented by Corradi Di Marco possibly as early as 1981, and trademarked in 2001.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Half of them wish TikTok had never been invented.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invented
Adjective
-
As fictitious as living forever.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
-
Bensley infuses his design with imaginary stories—in this case about adventurers, their steamer trunks emblazoned with fictitious initials.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
In 1983, Bennett and Brassard devised a new quantum approach to private communication.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
18 Mar. 2026
-
The problem is, this is just the most powerful tool that’s ever been devised.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
-
His wife, played by Sedgwick, is his long-time star; Sosie and Travis play the fictional filmmaker’s kids, both of whom are working on his latest shoot in rural Texas.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2026
-
The fictional ’90s sitcom star played by Lisa Kudrow has been around for three major shifts in the television industry.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Wholesome content, but entirely concocted.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
-
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
Adjective
-
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
-
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
Verb
-
After the 15th Street bike lanes were constructed, bicycle injury crashes decreased by 91 percent, according to the District Department of Transportation.—
Liam Scott,
Washington Post,
20 Mar. 2026
-
One flirts and drinks and dallies and dances; the other is part child, part monk, his mantel packed with icons and crucifixes, his inner landscape a kind of mental Sagrada Família — a weird and extraordinary edifice constructed around the rigors and promises of Christianity.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
-
The campaign, which started in 2024, is part of the zoo's overall goal to fund a world-class aquarium, a larger education center and a re-imagined butterfly garden at the Great Plains Zoo campus.—
Shelly Conlon,
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
17 Mar. 2026
-
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
Adjective
-
Set on a remote Scottish island, the film follows siblings Isla (Rankin) and Sandy (O’Rourke), who spend their days hunting birds, conversing with mythical beings, and fiercely fending off outsiders.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
-
In contrast to other examples of Greek temple art and even other parts of the Parthenon, where mythic gods and heroes predominate, the frieze shows everyday mortals, perhaps even the contemporaries of those who carved it and viewed it.—
James Romm,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Invented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invented. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
