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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This research was recently published in Nature Energy and won a Gold Medal at the 48th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva in Switzerland.

From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2024

It was named one of Time’s Best Inventions of 2023.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024

Kay's Incredible Inventions, published by Puffin, is out in hardback on 14 November.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2023

The media publisher signed a letter of intent with Simplify Inventions to acquire certain assets of subsidiary Bridge Media Networks.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2023

Inventions in the field of medicine consist chiefly in those innumerable compositions and compounds which have resulted from chemical discoveries.

From Inventions in the Century by Doolittle, William Henry