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Invent

🔄 Synonyms of "Invent"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
contriveverb	To invent by an exercise of ingeniosity; to devise
deviseverb	(transitive) To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).
forgeverb	To form or create with concerted effort.
formulateverb	(transitive) To put into a clear and definite form of statement or expression.
fabricateverb	(transitive) To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce.
make upverb	To constitute, to compose.
excogitateverb	To think over something carefully; to consider fully; cogitate.
manufacturenoun	The action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale.
cook upverb	(transitive) To prepare (food or chemical substances) by cooking or heating.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Invent"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
deviseverb	(transitive) To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).
formulateverb	(transitive) To put into a clear and definite form of statement or expression.
contriveverb	To invent by an exercise of ingeniosity; to devise
excogitateverb	To think over something carefully; to consider fully; cogitate.
fabricateverb	(transitive) To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce.
manufactureverb	The action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale.
make upverb	To constitute, to compose.
forgeverb	To form or create with concerted effort.
cook upverb	(transitive) To prepare (food or chemical substances) by cooking or heating.
createverb	(transitive) To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)
discoververb	(transitive) To find or learn something for the first time.
developverb	(transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
imagineverb	(transitive) To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.
makeverb	(transitive) To create.
findverb	(transitive) To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
constructverb	(transitive) To build or form (something) by assembling parts.
reinventverb	(transitive) To adapt into a different form; to give a new style or image to.
designverb	A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.
improviseverb	To make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided only by imagination, intuition, and guesswork rather than by a careful plan.
lieverb	(intransitive) To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.