INVENTING Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

inventing

verb

present participle of invent

as in devising

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 inventing But about 20 years later, Houdry read about Haagy’s discovery of the cause-effect between cars and smog, and turned his talent to inventing a catalytic converter process, essentially undoing his catalytic cracker and scrubbing pollution from gasoline. —

Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026 What about inventing or discovering something that makes the world a better place? —

Mariel Carr, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026 The Jacksonville native and Pro Football Hall of Fame safety spent his entire career with the Green Bay Packers, where he is often credited with inventing the Lambeau Leap. —

Anne Hammock, Florida Times-Union, 15 Mar. 2026 Rather than imagining a trans character who exists at a different point in history, von Reinhold is inventing a historical figure and exploring her through the lens of a contemporary character. —

Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026 In Connecticut, officials in local governments, state agencies, and the legislature never tire of inventing subtle and blunt methods to undermine your right to see how policies are adopted or strangled, decisions are made or avoided, people promoted or fired, and money spent. —

Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026 While both Iowa and Indiana claim bragging rights for inventing the sandwich, the exact origin remains as delightfully fuzzy as a diner countertop debate. —

Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 4 Mar. 2026 Cole Winn, a one-time failed starter who is re-inventing his life as a reliever, cruises through the sixth. —

Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026 Drawing on new interviews with Bowie’s collaborators and associates, as well as archival material, Larman offers a touching, detailed portrait of a gifted artist losing his bearings, flailing about, and re-inventing himself. —

George Kalogerakis, Air Mail, 28 Feb. 2026

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There were also signs of progress on property taxes as lawmakers on the House Ways and Means Committee advanced their tax cut proposal — although their plan remains far from the one their Senate counterparts are devising.

— Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 19 Mar. 2026
Last week, the council voted to direct the city manager to study moving emergency operations, dispatch and the service call center out of City Hall while devising funding plans for repairing the building, staying there and relocating.

— Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026