inventions

NOUN

creation, creativeness

Synonyms

STRONG

apparatus brainchild coinage concoction contraption contrivance creativity design development device discovery doodad gadget genius gimmick gizmo imagination ingenuity innovation inspiration inventiveness novelty opus original originality resourcefulness

WEAK

black box

Antonyms

WEAK

steal truth

NOUN

fabrication, lie

Synonyms

STRONG

deceit fake falsehood fancy fantasy fib fiction figment forgery prevarication sham story untruth yarn

WEAK

tall story

Antonyms

STRONG

reality truth

WEAK

steal

Example Sentences

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“Discoveries and inventions don’t make themselves, Stassun said. “People do those things.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Here are the 25 U.S. inventions with the greatest impact, according to those WSJ readers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

If inventions are sudden flashes of inspiration, then they can happen to anyone tinkering in a garage or sitting under an apple tree.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

“The Jetsons” featured some fantastical inventions, at least by 1960s standards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The idea behind such companies is among humanity’s most ingenious inventions.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari