Invented

//ɪnˈvɛntɪd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of invent form-of, participle, past

    "Job’s Wife ➤ God, who invented earth? Job ➤ What, still awake? God ➤ Any originality it showed Was of the Devil. He invented Hell, False premises that are the original Of all originality, the sin That felled the angels, Wolsey should have said."

Adjective
  1. 1
    fictional, made up, imaginary.

    "The invented alibi didn't stand up long."

Synonyms

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coinedconceivedconcoctedcooked-updiscoveredfabricated

Antonyms

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true

Example

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"All that which is invented, is true."

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