Invention

Synonyms for "invention" (206 found)

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Noun(9 words)

innovation apparatus bringing conception concocting confectionscontrive a storycreationcreative work product

absolute musicadaptationair variealeatoryaleatory musicapparition arrangement artifact authorship beginning brainchild breakthroughbringing to lightbubble canardcasual discoverycatchingchamber musicchamber orchestrachance discovery

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child chimera coinage composition conception concoction contraption contrivance contriving creationcreative effortcreativeness

Adjective(1 words)

creative deed

Strong matches (61)

creativity creaturecrowning achievementdelirium descant detection determination determining development device devising disclosure discovery distillation distinguishment effect eidolonelectronic musicend productespial

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essence etude excavation exercise exhumation exposure extract extravaganza fable fabrication fake falsehood falsification fancy fantasque fantasy fecundityfertile mindfertility fib fiction figmentfigment of the imaginationfind findingfinding outforgery fruit gadget generation gimmick gizmo hallucination handiwork

Noun(7 words)

design development device discovery excogitation fabrication falsehood

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harmonization hatchingidle fancyillusion imagery imagination imagining improvisationincidental musicingenuity innovationinstrumental musicinsubstantial imageintroduction inventiveness issue leap lie locating location

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lucky strikemaggotmake believemake-believemaking domanufacture masterpiece masterwork mintage myth nachtmusik neologismnew mintagenew phasenocturne novelty offspring opera opus opuscule orchestration original originality origination outcome outgrowth phantasm phantom piecepregnant imaginationpretence prevarication product production productivityprogram musicprolificacy recognition rediscovery resource result revelation ricercar romance score serendipity shamsick fancysonata sonatina spotting storystretch of the imaginationstrikestring orchestrastring quartetstudy taletall storytall taleteeming imaginationtheme and variationsthick-coming fanciestreasure trovetrio trip trouvaille trove uncovering unearthing vapor variation vision whim whimsywildest dreamwildest dreamswork yarn

Noun(4 words)

inventing liemore creativescientific invention

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More general

10 entries

artifactcreating by mental actscreationcreative thinkingcreativeness creativity deception device falsehood process

More specific

6 entries

computer fib fictionlight bulbtall taletelephone

Collocations

6 entries

breakthrough inventionfamous inventioninvention processmajor inventionnew inventionscientific invention

Inflections

1 entries

inventions

Derivations

5 entries

invent inventive inventively inventiveness inventor

Sample sentences

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Necessity is the mother of invention.

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We have a good opinion of your invention.

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Making use of fire may be regarded as man's greatest invention.

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Language as we know is a human invention.

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