create
Make from nothing
To create is to bring something into existence that wasn't there before.
God creates the universe; an artist creates a painting; a chef creates a new dish.
The word implies originality or intention—you create a plan, create opportunities, create problems.
In computing, you create files and folders.
The merger created the largest company in the industry.
Cause to come into being
- manufactureMake goods industrially
- fabricateInvent or manufacture
- assembleJoin parts together
- buildCreate a structure
construct · forge · mold · shape · yield · output · production · factory
Point of creation
- inceptionFounding moment
- beginningInitial stage of something
- birthComing into the world
- foundationUnderlying support structure
origin · initiate · establish · found · institute · launch · start · pioneer
Picture in thought
- conceptualizeForm a mental picture
- visualizeForm mental pictures
- dreamSleeping mind's narrative
- visionAbility to see
fantasy · conjure · ideate · brainstorm · conceive · picture · daydream · inspiration
Purposeful creative planning
- renderCause to become
- generateCause to come into being
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- graphicsVisual design elements
animation · 3D · modeling · digital · code · algorithm · procedural · pixel
New device or method
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- innovationCreating something original
device · gadget · mechanism · contraption · blueprint · inventor · discovery · novelty
Pigment on canvas
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
brushstrokes · gallery · exhibition · portrait · landscape · abstract · mural · mosaic
Created manually, not mechanically
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- potteryFired clay objects
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
- knittingLoop-based textile making
sewing · quilting · embroidery · weaving · ceramics · leatherwork · jewelry · carpentry
generate
Cause to come into being
- manufactureMake goods industrially
- fabricateInvent or manufacture
- assembleJoin parts together
build · construct · forge · mold · shape · yield · output · production · factory · mass-produce
genesis
Point of creation
foundation · origin · initiate · establish · found · institute · launch · start · pioneer · spark
envision
Picture in thought
- conceptualizeForm a mental picture
- visualizeForm mental pictures
- dreamSleeping mind's narrative
vision · fantasy · conjure · ideate · brainstorm · conceive · picture · daydream · inspiration · muse
design
Purposeful creative planning
graphics · animation · 3D · modeling · digital · code · algorithm · procedural · pixel · vector
invention
New device or method
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- breakthroughSudden important advance
innovation · device · gadget · mechanism · contraption · blueprint · inventor · discovery · novelty · ingenious
painting
Pigment on canvas
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
palette · brushstrokes · gallery · exhibition · portrait · landscape · abstract · mural · mosaic · sketch
handmade
Created manually, not mechanically
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- potteryFired clay objects
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
knitting · sewing · quilting · embroidery · weaving · ceramics · leatherwork · jewelry · carpentry · blacksmithing
- hobbiesknitting circles, skateboarding, model trains, write, writing
- verbsjump, be, speak, wait, do
- regular verbswalk, walked, talk, talked, play
- art verbsdraw, paint, sketch, sculpt, carve
- design verbsdesign, draw, sketch, illustrate, compose
- innovationinnovation, invention, innovative, innovate, breakthrough
- creative writingOriginal literary expression
- creative playOpen-ended inventive activity
- creature of habitSomeone bound by patterns
- sea creatureOcean-inhabiting organism
- creature comfortsPhysical pleasures, everyday luxuries
- creative solutionsOriginal problem-solving methods
creature, creation, creative, creator, created, creativity, recreation, creating, recreate