invention

English Thesaurus

1. the act of inventing (noun.act)

hypernym	:	creating by mental acts,
definition	:	the act of creating something by thinking (noun.act)

hyponym	:	coinage, neologism, neology,
definition	:	the act of inventing a word or phrase (noun.act)

hyponym	:	contrivance, devisal,
definition	:	the act of devising something (noun.act)

2. a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	creation,
definition	:	an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone (noun.artifact)

3. the creation of something in the mind (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	creative thinking, creativeness, creativity,
definition	:	the ability to create (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	concoction,
definition	:	the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	contrivance,
definition	:	the faculty of contriving; inventive skill (noun.cognition)

4. the act of inventing (noun.act)

derivation	:	contrive, devise, excogitate, forge, formulate, invent,
definition	:	come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort (verb.creation)

derivation	:	cook up, fabricate, invent, make up, manufacture,
definition	:	make up something artificial or untrue (verb.creation)

5. a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	innovate, introduce,
definition	:	bring something new to an environment (verb.creation)

derivation	:	groundbreaking, innovational, innovative,
definition	:	being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before (adj.all)

6. the creation of something in the mind (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	contrive, devise, excogitate, forge, formulate, invent,
definition	:	come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort (verb.creation)

derivation	:	conceive, conceptualise, conceptualize, gestate,
definition	:	have the idea for (verb.creation)

derivation	:	contrive, design, plan, project,
definition	:	make or work out a plan for; devise (verb.creation)

derivation	:	design, plan,
definition	:	make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form (verb.creation)

derivation	:	groundbreaking, innovational, innovative,
definition	:	being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before (adj.all)

7. the act of inventing (noun.act)

derivation	:	contrive, devise, excogitate, forge, formulate, invent,
definition	:	come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort (verb.creation)

derivation	:	cook up, fabricate, invent, make up, manufacture,
definition	:	make up something artificial or untrue (verb.creation)

8. a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	innovate, introduce,
definition	:	bring something new to an environment (verb.creation)

derivation	:	groundbreaking, innovational, innovative,
definition	:	being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before (adj.all)

9. the creation of something in the mind (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	contrive, devise, excogitate, forge, formulate, invent,
definition	:	come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort (verb.creation)

derivation	:	conceive, conceptualise, conceptualize, gestate,
definition	:	have the idea for (verb.creation)

derivation	:	contrive, design, plan, project,
definition	:	make or work out a plan for; devise (verb.creation)

derivation	:	design, plan,
definition	:	make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form (verb.creation)

derivation	:	groundbreaking, innovational, innovative,
definition	:	being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before (adj.all)