INVENT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for INVENT?

Need another word that means the same as “invent”? Find 18 synonyms and 30 related words for “invent” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Invent” are: contrive, devise, excogitate, forge, formulate, cook up, fabricate, make up, manufacture, originate, create, innovate, design, develop, concoct, hatch, dream up, trump up

Invent as a Verb

Definitions of "Invent" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “invent” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort.
• Make up (an idea, name, story, etc.), especially so as to deceive someone.
• Make up something artificial or untrue.
• Create or design (something that has not existed before); be the originator of.
• Concoct something artificial or untrue.

Synonyms of "Invent" as a verb (18 Words)

concoct	Make a concoction of by mixing. She began to concoct a dinner likely to appeal to him.
contrive	Manage to do something foolish or create an undesirable situation. You contrived to be alone with me despite the supervision.
cook up	Prepare a hot meal.
create	Create or manufacture a man made product. Create a furor.
design	Create the design for create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner. Design a new sales strategy.
develop	Cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development. A flower developed on the branch.
devise	Leave (something, especially real estate) to someone by the terms of a will. Devise a plan to take over the director s office.
dream up	Have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy.
excogitate	Come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort. Excogitate a way to measure the speed of light.
fabricate	Concoct something artificial or untrue. Officers fabricated evidence.
forge	Move ahead steadily. She forged a Green Card.
formulate	Put into words or an expression. Use special effects paints that are formulated for the task.
hatch	Emerge from the eggs. Hatch the sheet.
innovate	Bring something new to an environment. We continue to innovate new products.
make up	Be suitable for.
manufacture	Make (something) on a large scale using machinery. Julia manufactured a smile.
originate	Bring into being. The word originated as a marketing term.
trump up	Raise.

Usage Examples of "Invent" as a verb

• I did not have to invent any tales about my past.
• He invented an improved form of the steam engine.

Associations of "Invent" (30 Words)

assembler	A person who assembles a machine or its parts.
build	Build or establish something abstract. People scrimp and save to build a better life for their children.
contrive	Come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort. He contrived to flood the flat three times.
create	Create by artistic means. He was created a baronet.
devise	A clause in a will leaving something, especially real estate, to someone. A training programme should be devised.
engineer	Design as an engineer. She engineered another meeting with him.
establish	Build or establish something abstract. Establish a new department.
experimenter	A person who performs a scientific procedure, especially in a laboratory, to determine something. She was an experimenter in new forms of poetry.
fabricate	Invent (something) in order to deceive. The company fabricates plastic chairs.
forge	A blacksmith’s workshop; a smithy. Forge a pair of tongues.
formulate	Put into words or an expression. Use special effects paints that are formulated for the task.
found	Use as a basis for found on. They worked for 30 and found.
generate	Give or supply. The computer bug generated chaos in the office.
generation	The normal time between successive generations. The third generation of computers.
industrial	Relating to or denoting a type of harsh uncompromising rock music incorporating sounds resembling those produced by industrial machinery. Industrial work.
innovate	Bring something new to an environment. The company s failure to diversify and innovate competitively.
install	Place or fix (equipment or machinery) in position ready for use. The new president was installed immediately after the election.
inventor	A person who invented a particular process or device or who invents things as an occupation.
machine	Make by machinery. A fax machine.
make	Make or cause to be or to become. I make the height about 100 feet.
maker	God. Makers of rubber products.
making	The process of making or producing something. She had the makings of a great teacher.
manufacture	Manufactured articles. The porcelain manufacture for which France became justly renowned.
manufacturing	The making of articles on a large scale using machinery; industrial production. Even in manufacturing they no longer dominate.
produce	Bring forth or yield. The work was in some degree the produce of their joint efforts.
productive	Yielding positive results. The country s productive capacity.
scientist	A person who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or physical sciences. A research scientist.
semiconductor	A solid substance that has a conductivity between that of an insulator and that of most metals either due to the addition of an impurity or because of temperature effects Devices made of semiconductors notably silicon are essential components of most electronic circuits.
technician	Someone known for high skill in some intellectual or artistic technique. A laboratory technician.
toolmaker	Someone skilled in making or repairing tools.