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invent

[in-vent] / ɪnˈvɛnt /
VERB
create, think up
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bear come up with conceive design devise discover dream up envision fashion find forge formulate initiate originate produce
STRONG
ad-lib author coin compose contrive execute fake form frame hatch imagine improve improvise inaugurate jam make mint plan project wing
WEAK
bring into being come upon cook up knock off make up off-the-cuff toss off turn out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destroy end finish lose miss pass by result terminate
STRONG
fail forget hurt ignore neglect raze ruin stop
WEAK
steal tell the truth
VERB
fabricate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
concoct forge
STRONG
equivocate fake falsify feign fib lie misrepresent misstate pretend prevaricate simulate vamp
WEAK
conjure up create out of thin air make believe make up tell a white lie tell untruth think up trump up
Antonyms
STRONG
be honest tell the truth
WEAK
steal

Example Sentences

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If we’re gonna go really deep, I didn’t even invent the music that I wrote — maybe it was written millions of years ago, and I’m just tapping into something.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

They’re the ones that invent this stuff in the first place.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

Rebecca Black’s “Friday” didn’t invent being nasty online.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2026

“Would you use a hammer or invent a new hammer?” he asked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

“Yes, but I’ll have no doings, or few. I shall invent, and you’ll have to decide what is real.”

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

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