CONCOCTION Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

concoction

noun

kən-ˈkäk-shən

Definition of concoction

as in invention

something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination the first submarine must have seemed like a wild concoction at the time

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Recent Examples of concoction The Sarti Spritz has built a devoted following from Americans visiting Europe over the past few years, posting the bubbly concoction on TikTok and begging the company to bring it stateside. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 During the same period, in what would have broken Combs’ sobriety streak, officials reportedly caught Combs with a homemade concoction of fermenting apples, Fanta, and sugar. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026 To spin total concoctions into something so riveting is — for better or worse — an admirable cinematic skill, one Hur uses to turn a tale of forensic malfeasance into mass entertainment of considerable quality. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026 Bridget then makes and takes a concoction that ends her pregnancy. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for concoction

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Noun

The Lumière brothers, makers of the cinematograph device, brought their invention to Budapest's Grand Hotel Royal in 1896 — just months after its Paris debut — and had camera operators film landmarks in the city the same year.

— Lucy Handley, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Electric toothbrushes and waterjet flossers have dominated home dental-care since their invention some half-century ago.

— Emma Barker Bonomo, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of invention

Noun

By 2015, New Atlas was covering innovations such as the Diamond Hotend, which combined three filament feeds into a single nozzle, although even that approach could produce waste towers when changing colors.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
Some might think introducing another layer of accountability would stifle innovation.

— Giorgos Tsetis, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of innovation

Noun

Were the paintings acts of negation—attempts to destroy figuration, to bring the history of painting to its knees—or triumphs of creation and renewal?

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
The exhibit also dives into innovations from the house, from the use of unconventional materials in high-jewelry creations to the Question Mark, a clasp-free necklace introduced in 1879 that gave women more independence in accessorizing.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of creation

Noun

Advertisement Monday’s attack affected two refrigeration management product series by Danish company Danfoss, AK-SC and AK-SM, according to an ANSSI alert.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Oct. 2026
The entertainment and the consumer product are no longer two separate businesses.

— Kevin Giraud, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

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