coined

[koind] / kɔɪnd /

VERB

create, invent

Synonyms

STRONG

brainstorm compose conceive contrive counterfeit fabricate forge formulate frame manufacture mint mold originate spark spitball stamp strike

WEAK

dream up head trip make up make up off the top of one's head think up trump up

Antonyms

STRONG

demolish destroy ruin stop wreck

Example Sentences

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The additional billboard phrases echo those coined during Ono and Lennon’s creation of the conceptual country of “Nutopia,” which championed peace, love and unity.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Law professor Kimberlé W. Crenshaw coined the term “intersectionality” decades ago.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

British observers touring U.S. armories in 1854 were so struck by the uniformity of American manufacturing they coined a name for it: "the American system."

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Bersin has coined the term "superworker" for how AI is amplifying what an individual can achieve at work.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

It was writer and philosopher Alain Locke who coined the term “New Negro” to describe the pride-filled African Americans who emerged from the Harlem Renaissance.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler