Finding and Invention

Finding

Finding noun - The act or process of sighting or learning the existence of something for the first time.

Usage example: the scientists were thrilled with the finding of the new fossil

Show all Definitions

Invention and finding are semantically related In some cases you can use "Invention" instead a noun "Finding".

Nearby Words: find, finder

Invention noun - Something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination.

Show all Definitions

Finding and invention are semantically related in discovery topic. Sometimes you can use "Finding" instead a noun "Invention".

human	human finding	human invention
original	original finding	original invention
actual	actual finding	actual invention
novel	novel finding	novel invention
Other adjectives: important, new, crazy, fantastic, final, accidental.

He averts Hollywood History by a great margin, while still finding much visual invention and creativity in storytelling.

Source: Creator / Martin Scorsese
However, he later starts finding clues, such as a stitch of his own invention that he applied to Harry Kim during this event, or a picture of a crewmember he doesn't recognize.

Source: Laser-Guided Amnesia
Finding the sweeter, warmer side of his personality is a matter of appreciating and understanding his unique way of thinking, especially in regards to artistic creation/invention.

Source: Sugar and Ice Personality

Cite this Source

Invention and Finding. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/finding/invention

Finding & Invention. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/finding/invention>.

Invention or Finding. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/finding/invention.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "finding" and "invention" have occurred on timeline