INVENTIONS Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

inventions

noun

plural of invention

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

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as in fictions

something that is the product of the imagination unsurprisingly, the story about being kidnapped by aliens was pure invention

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Recent Examples of inventions Unlike earlier revolutionary inventions, this one may soon be able to think, adapt and act with a speed and autonomy that dwarfs our own. —

Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026 By our count, Americans created or supported 76 of the 100 most important inventions of the past 250 years, from the telegraph and the electric grid to the airplane, the transistor, the personal computer, and generative AI. —

Eric Kutcher, Fortune, 13 May 2026 Steve Jobs, the Apple co-founder whose inventions changed how people use computers, phones and digital media, is being honored with a new $1 coin that goes on sale Tuesday. —

Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026 Money from the bond would go toward research in wildfire and pandemic preparedness, new medical treatments and other areas, with revenue from inventions shared with the state. —

Felicia Mello, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026 In fact, feathers are one of evolution’s cleverest inventions. —

Kate Wong, Scientific American, 1 May 2026 For six months, Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park hosted the continent’s first World’s Fair, a triumphal extravaganza that comprised some 200 buildings including spectacular glass palaces that highlighted the inventions, manufactures, and arts of America and the world. —

Fergus M. Bordewich, Time, 30 Apr. 2026 Cole Tomas Allen, whose identity was told to USA TODAY by a federal law enforcement official familiar with the investigation on April 26, appeared in a segment on KABC-TV about a conference for inventions aimed at improving the lives of seniors. —

Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026 Lately, some of the most interesting ideas showing up on resort menus and cruise ships aren’t coming from flashy new inventions, but from ingredients and dining concepts guests already know well, now resurfacing with new purpose. —

David Dickstein, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026

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One man’s modernity is, of course, another’s degradation, and, as dinner was served, the conversation turned to such recent innovations as ghost runners, pitch clocks, and robot umps, none of them to Murray’s liking.

— Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The film strikes an elegant balance between providing context for his innovations and letting the work do the talking, resulting in one of the more entertaining art documentaries that this critic has ever seen.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 17 May 2026