Synonyms of inventions

inventions

noun

plural of invention

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• innovations
• products
• devices
• creations
• works
• concoctions
• contrivances
• conceptions
• gadgets
• coinages
• wrinkles
• brainchildren
• designs
• novelties
• pictures
• contraptions
• gizmos
• visions
• dreams
• fantasies
• originations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• copies
• reproductions
• imitations
• facsimiles
• duplicates
• clones
• duplications
• replications
• replicas
• dupes
• carbon copies
• reduplications

2

as in fictions

something that is the product of the imagination

unsurprisingly, the story about being kidnapped by aliens was pure invention

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fictions
• fantasies
• tales
• stories
• fables
• fabrications
• novels
• figments
• anecdotes
• narratives
• yarns
• misrepresentations
• fairy tales
• falsehoods
• lies
• untruths
• falsities
• prevarications
• mendacities
• fibs
• make-believe
• whoppers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• facts
• realities
• actualities
• materialities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inventions

These committees oversee legislation like the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA), which would restore patent eligibility to critical biotechnology inventions. — Paul R. Sanberg, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026

Until fairly recently, traditional AI researchers tried to avoid anthropomorphizing their inventions. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

But, as Gleick reminds us, inventions rarely emerge from a single mind. — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

The character cheerfully insisted that Scotch whisky, the Garden of Eden, and most other worthwhile inventions had originated in his homeland. — Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026

From the airplane to the transistor, inventions developed in the United States have radically changed how people travel, communicate, manufacture goods, and understand the world. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

Combining the two would bring the tech and infrastructure parts of Musk’s empire together (the Wall Street pitch) and a hyperconcentrated bet on the billionaire’s inventions, politics, and personality (the actual pitch). — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Park’s comments come as Gromit prepares for a major first after almost four decades of silently reacting to his owner’s increasingly outlandish inventions. — Sadie Andrew, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

Here are the 2026 best inventions earning special mentions for making the world better, smarter, and more fun. — Time, 15 Oct. 2026