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

Al Jaffee's Mad Inventions were also popular, including items such as a smokeless ashtray.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2023

You’re right: Inventions can be hit or miss.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2023

It can also be tested by impact or even pulled apart by a sudden blow, as described in Mechanical Inventions of To-day.

From Marvels of Scientific Invention An Interesting Account in Non-technical Language of the Invention of Guns, Torpedoes, Submarine Mines, Up-to-date Smelting, Freezing, Colour Photography, and many other recent Discoveries of Science by Corbin, Thomas W.