invented
Created from nothing
Invented is the past tense of invent—to create something new, whether a device, method, or idea: Edison invented the phonograph, Who invented the wheel?
Invented also describes things fabricated or made up rather than real: an invented excuse, The whole story was invented.
To say someone invented the game can mean they originated it or that they excel at it.
Fabricated, not factual
- fabricatedInvented, not real
- imaginaryExisting only in thought
- mythicalOf folklore, not fact
- fictitiousNot real, invented
concocted · untrue · fantasy · pretend · false · fake · apocryphal · legendary
Planned or invented
- conceivedOriginated in thought
- originatedFirst came into existence
- designedCreated according to plan
- formulatedCreated through methodical planning
crafted · developed · engineered · constructed · fabricated · produced · brainstormed · authored
Created by humans
- artificialMade, not natural
- manufacturedMade by machinery
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
- engineeredDesigned with technical precision
processed · industrial · machine-made · human-made · simulated · imitation · fabricated
Introducing radical new ideas
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
original · ingenious · visionary · trailblazing · transformative · unprecedented · disruptive · novel
Novel small device
- contraptionImprovised or odd mechanism
- gimmickAttention-getting device or trick
- deviceConstructed tool or machine
- widgetUnspecified small device
doodad · thingamajig · doohickey · apparatus · mechanism · creation · brainchild · prototype
made-up
Fabricated, not factual
- fabricatedInvented, not real
- imaginaryExisting only in thought
- mythicalOf folklore, not fact
fictitious · concocted · untrue · fantasy · pretend · false · fake · apocryphal · legendary · fabled
devised
Planned or invented
- conceivedOriginated in thought
- originatedFirst came into existence
- designedCreated according to plan
formulated · crafted · developed · engineered · constructed · fabricated · produced · brainstormed · authored · generated
man-made
Created by humans
- artificialMade, not natural
- manufacturedMade by machinery
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
engineered · processed · industrial · machine-made · human-made · simulated · imitation · fabricated
groundbreaking
Introducing radical new ideas
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- breakthroughSudden important advance
cutting-edge · original · ingenious · visionary · trailblazing · transformative · unprecedented · disruptive · novel · creative
gadget
Novel small device
- contraptionImprovised or odd mechanism
- gimmickAttention-getting device or trick
- deviceConstructed tool or machine
widget · doodad · thingamajig · doohickey · apparatus · mechanism · creation · brainchild · prototype · design
- falsifiedfalsified, doctored, fabricated, fake, faked
- unreal thingsillusion, delusion, fantasy, fiction, imaginary
- imaginary stylesimaginary, fantasy, fantastical, dreamlike, dreamy
- fictionfiction, novel, novels, novella, novellas
- fakefake, phony, bogus, sham, counterfeit
- developeddeveloped, advanced, evolved, progressed, grown
inventeddiscovered
Found something previously unknown
found · uncovered · detected · observed · encountered
inventedexistent
Currently real
uninvented · preexisting · established · existing · pre-existing
- early inventionsFirst human-made tools and technologies
- modern inventionsRecently developed devices or concepts
- breakthrough inventionCreation marking major progress
- garage inventor
- ancient inventionCreation from distant past
- Victorian inventionCreation from 1837-1901 Britain
invent, invention, inventor, inventive, inventing, invents, inventions, reinvent, reinvention