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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of innovation

The subsidiary also operates as an innovation lab, providing a setting where ideas can be developed and transformed into businesses. — Connie Etemadi, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

If Rumari is about constant innovation and experimentation, Loloan Beach Bar & Grill is about dependably tasty food and drink backdropped by sparkling bodies of water. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026

My experience in the AI industry convinced me that, just like in medicine and aviation, mandatory safety standards create the conditions for innovation. — Matt Post, Baltimore Sun, 1 Oct. 2026

An even older example of this innovation spillover is the tuberculosis vaccine. — Joshua R. Ehrlich, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026