Synonyms and antonyms of Inventing and inventions or discoveries in British Thesaurus

breakthrough (noun)

a discovery or achievement that comes after a lot of hard work

coin (verb)

to use a word or phrase that no one has used before

contrive (verb)

formal to invent or make something in a clever or unusual way

creative (adjective)

involving a lot of imagination and new ideas

creativity (noun)

the ability to create new ideas or things using your imagination

design (noun)

the process of deciding how something will be made, including how it will work and what it will look like

design patent (noun)

a form of legal protection that gives someone ownership of the design of an item

development (noun)

a new product or method

devise (verb)

to invent a method of doing something

discovery (noun)

something that is found, or something new that is learned

disruptive (adjective)

showing approval original and new in a way that causes change

flat design (noun)

a way of designing things that makes things look like what they are, rather than trying to make them look like something else, especially on the interfaces of electronic devices

Frankenstein’s monster (noun)

an invention that cannot be controlled by the person who created it, especially when it causes harm that was not intended

future-proof (verb)

to design something in a way that makes it unlikely to need replacing in the future by something newer and more effective

give your name to something ()

to be the reason why something is called by a particular name, especially because you have discovered or invented it

innovate (verb)

to invent or begin using new ideas, methods, equipment etc

innovation (noun)

a new idea, method, piece of equipment etc

innovation (noun)

the invention or use of new ideas, methods, equipment etc

innovative (adjective)

inventing or using new ideas, methods, equipment etc

intellectual property (noun)

something that someone has created or invented and that no one else is legally allowed to make, copy, or sell

invent (verb)

to design or create something such as a machine or process that did not exist before

invention (noun)

a machine, tool, or system that someone has made, designed, or thought of for the first time

invention (noun)

the act of inventing something

inventive (adjective)

used about new and original ideas, methods etc

originate (verb)

to create or start something

patent (noun)

relating to patents or protected by a patent

patent (verb)

to get a patent for something

pioneering (adjective)

using new methods to do something

pioneering (adjective)

typical of a pioneer

push back the limits/frontiers ()

to discover new things about something or a better way of doing it

the Rosetta Stone (noun)

a discovery that makes it possible for people to understand something that was previously secret or impossible to know

spin-off (noun)

a new product, service, television programme etc that is based on another one that already exists

styling (noun)

the job or process of creating an attractive appearance for something, for example a car, dress, or a person’s hair

styling (noun)

a design for something like this