INVENTORS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

inventors

noun

plural of inventor

as in designers

one who creates or introduces something new the inventor of the electric light bulb

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Recent Examples of inventors There are multiple weddings, a party at a dance hall, a parade, an inventors’ convention, the dedication of a national monument, and, yes, a presidential visit. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2026 Strong intellectual property protections give authors and inventors the ability to turn their ideas into assets, their assets into competitive businesses, and their businesses into new jobs. — Coke Morgan Stewart, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026 Earlier inventors explored similar ideas, but Bell’s work made the telephone a practical technology. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026 The women are the inventors of Jogbra, the world’s first sports bra, which made its debut in 1977. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026 The continent’s inventors are in the spotlight as Johannesburg prepares to host the final of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Africa prize. — Leah Quinn, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Greiner paid $125,000 for a 20 percent stake in the company, and the inventors’ appearance on the program caused sales to skyrocket. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Oct. 2026 Its real impact emerged as leaders, inventors and entrepreneurs redesigned factories, cities, products, infrastructure and daily life around capabilities that had not previously existed at scale. — Brian Solis, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 And yet, despite America’s best efforts, in the midst of this horror, millions of artists, travelers, and inventors created love, and light. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

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Noun

To avoid the failures of past wealth taxes, Prop 40's designers have tried to plug potential leaks.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
Manufacturers need processes that work reliably at industrial scale, while brands and designers expect specific visual results.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of designers

Noun

One of the country’s leading sodium-ion battery developers, Hina Battery, is planning a 10 GWh production base in Wuhan and has partnered with a vehicle manufacturer to develop electric sanitation trucks.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
But it’s also led to plenty of copyright claims and takedown requests from publishers and developers.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of developers

Noun

The league now brings content creators to regular season games, too, and has broadened its reach to include more than just baseball and sports creators.

— Mia Sato, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2026
In fact no one from Friends, not the cast, not guest stars, not co-creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane appear in the docuseries.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of creators

Noun

In 2019, the brand appointed Dorian Tarantini and Matteo Mena, the founders and creative directors of the now-shuttered label M1992, to launch a new line called 1910 Borbonese, under the watch of then-CEO Alessandro Pescara.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
All of that and not to mention my dad was one of the original founders of the AYSO.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of founders

Noun

Some South Chicago schools are training students to become the next generation of scientists, engineers, and quantum innovators, while connecting them to quantum opportunities and local jobs.

— Tara Molina, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
As the skills required across manufacturing and technology change, workers will need more accessible pathways into new careers — and young people will need earlier opportunities to see themselves as innovators and problem-solvers.

— Paul Cho, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of innovators

Noun

The study authors estimated that permanent Daylight Saving Time would result in approximately 356 million additional school commutes before sunrise each year in those 14 states, compared with the current system.

— Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
The authors note that high-functioning depression is not an official diagnosis in the DSM-5, the manual clinicians use to diagnose mental health conditions.

— Allison Aubrey, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

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