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 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 In return for this disclosure, inventors — and any companies that license the patents — receive a limited period of time where no rival is able to copy the discovery and sell it as their own. — Dr. Bowman Heiden, Fortune, 10 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 In real life, human progress has often outpaced the ability of its inventors to control it. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026

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Noun

All four of Anthropic's primary chip designers have large stakes or options to buy stakes in Anthropic, highlighting the strategic ties between chipmakers or hyperscalers and the AI labs.

— Ashley Capoot,Jordan Novet,Annie Palmer,Lora Kolodny,Kai Nicol-Schwarz,Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
Few designers are as identified with this look as Piero Portaluppi (1888–1967), the Rationalist architect behind the iconic Villa Necchi Campiglio and Casa Corbellini-Wassermann.

— Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of designers

Noun

The exemptions included in the bill will help ensure that developers have incentives to keep building in the city, Morales said.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
County officials responsible for issuing building permits have been accused of failing to conduct adequate inspections to ensure developers comply with safety guidelines and construction standards.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of developers

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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

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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

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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

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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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