INVENTIONS Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

inventions

noun

plural of invention

as in innovations

something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination his clever invention made people's lives easier

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something that is the product of the imagination unsurprisingly, the story about being kidnapped by aliens was pure invention

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Recent Examples of inventions Six years before Karl Benz’s first car and almost two decades prior to Henry Ford’s initial inventions, George Selden filed the first patent for a road engine, in 1879. — Lonnie G. Bunch Iii, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026 The possibility of what could be different has powered many of its inventions and helped define its national identity. — Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post, 3 July 2026 The modern electric washing machine is one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century. — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 3 July 2026 Here is a list of the inventions and innovations, business advancements and manufacturing achievements our state pioneered in the past 250 years. — Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026 But to pay that extra and miss out on one of Samsung’s best hardware inventions in years would be a bitter pill to swallow. — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Back at the Ford Museum, Jones says her favorite inventions are not what people usually think about. — Sandra Guzmán, USA Today, 29 June 2026 The World's Fair, as it's also known, introduced millions of people to inventions, architecture and ideas that still influence our lives today. — Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 27 June 2026 These new inventions made workers more productive and improved the lives of everyone. — Jessica Melugin, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2026

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Noun

Numerous healthcare innovations, integrative therapies and emerging treatments are currently being studied across the country.

— John R. Gordon, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
Claire Goodier, who leads the intellectual property division at UK Fusion Energy Ltd, confirmed that these applications represent the initial wave of STEP innovations entering the public sphere through the international patent framework.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026

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Marina, however, is not looking to the west; her dream is to go further east on a trip fueled by fantasies that her real father was a Russian soldier, if her mother’s secret cache of love letters are anything to go by.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 July 2026
Indeed, Brocka insists on escapist fantasies in a world that otherwise offers no escape, which, in my view, is more hopeful than bleak — and, in turn, allows this kind of gritty sensuality to persist in his ever-enduring, luminous cinema.

— Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 10 July 2026

Definition of fantasies

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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.

— Data Skrive, New York Times, 5 July 2026
The history of Kaskaskia is full of stories of resilience and stubborn pride, but also of the inevitability of nature.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of stories

Noun

Explore the Wild West from the back of a rickety wagon as characters share famed fables about Paul Bunyan, Babe the Blue Ox, Pecos Bill, John Henry and Hekeke.

— Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 10 July 2026
In 1964, Time, which then had a circulation of more than 3 million, ran a cover story on John Cheever, the author known for his dark fables of suburban malaise.

— Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of fables

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There have been exceptions, and some of the good vibes are surely online fabrications, but for many, the geopolitical tensions have been temporarily set aside.

— Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
Consumers can expect new washes, cuffed hems, rich dark rinses, tonal stripe details, slub fabrications and additional silhouettes.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 6 July 2026

Definition of fabrications

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Heather Rose is the Australian author of seven novels including her latest novel The Museum of Modern Love published this month by Algonquin.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Later novels routinely took inspiration from family members or former or current lovers; the 1980 novel that baffled Frank Kermode is a dreamlike fable about a man guiltily trying to have an extramarital affair.

— Christopher Tayler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026

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