invented

Definitions

Created or designed something that has not existed before.

Fabricated or concocted a false story, lie, or excuse.

Examples

Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876.

She invented a clever new way to organize her workspace.

The young boy claimed he had invented a machine that could talk to animals.

Synonyms

created devised originated conceived fabricated formulated designed

Antonyms

copied imitated discovered found replicated duplicated reproduced