Synonyms of innovation

innovation

noun

ˌi-nə-ˈvā-shən 

as in invention

something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination

the computer is one innovation that revolutionized the business world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• invention
• creation
• product
• concoction
• coinage
• device
• wrinkle
• brainchild
• contrivance
• design
• conception
• work
• gadget
• novelty
• contraption
• vision
• origination
• dream
• gizmo
• phantasy
• fantasy
• imagining
• gismo
• picture

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reproduction
• imitation
• copy
• duplication
• replication
• duplicate
• clone
• facsimile
• replica
• carbon copy
• reduplication
• dupe

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of innovation

Notable deaths in 2025 A look back at the esteemed personalities who left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity. —David Morgan, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2025

Their swift success opened the floodgates for more sports bra innovation. —Megan Feringa, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025

William Riggs, a professor at the University of San Francisco School of Management who studies transportation innovation, is not surprised Monterey Road and Almaden Expressway have a significant number of fatalities. —Jovi Dai, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025

His fashion blends artistic traditions, bold patterns, technical innovation and cultural influences. —Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 26 Mar. 2025