Invention and Replication
Opposite meaning words
Invention
Invention noun - Something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination.
Usage example: his clever invention made people's lives easier
Replication is an antonym for invention.
Replication
Replication noun - Something that is made to look exactly like something else.
Invention is an antonym for replication.
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