1. (verb)invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort Synonyms: excogitate, ruminate, work, fake, prepare, make up, develop, contemplate, muse, get up, organize, fabricate, forge, plan, speculate, throw, cast, mull over, think over, form, mould, invent, word, manufacture, mull, explicate, reflect, fashion, articulate, spirt, cook up, organise, meditate, hammer, counterfeit, chew over, contrive, shape, phrase, ponder, spurt, give voice, formulate, project, design, machinate, devise, mold
2. (verb)fabricate, manufacture, cook up, make up, invent make up something artificial or untrue Synonyms: conciliate, even off, excogitate, concoct, counterbalance, be, represent, comprise, pay, even out, settle, catch up with, manufacture, correct, pay off, devise, construct, even up, contrive, invent, compensate, make up, forge, cook up, fabricate, patch up, reconcile, formulate, make, constitute
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'invent'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. invent Of human actions or character, detect is used, almost without exception, in a bad sense; discover may be used in either the good or the bad sense, oftener in the good; he was detected in a frau Synonyms: discover, ascertain, detect, disclose, ferret out, find out, descry, discern, expose, find, invent
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