created

[ kree-ey-tid ]

adjective

1. having come into being as the result of action or someone’s creative process:

   On Saturday a small group of volunteers successfully planted over 1,000 daffodils in a newly created garden bed.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of create ( def ).

Other Words From

• self-cre·at·ed adjective
• un·cre·at·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of created¹

create ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Inc., an umbrella nonprofit created to fundraise for his initiatives.

From Salon

A few years later, she created her own social media channel, where she shares with the more than 8,500 followers her own difficult process of accepting her daughter’s sexual orientation.

From Los Angeles Times

Trump’s announcement of a newly created position, “border czar,” needs no framing.

From Los Angeles Times

It was created by children’s book author Zachariah OHora, who says the inspiration came from watching his own children and their interactions with their peers.

From Los Angeles Times

Hoover quickly created a new management structure and gathered a core of officers experienced in various aspects of supply.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• apocryphal
• bogus
• counterfeit
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• imaginary
• make believe
• misleading
• mythical
• phony
• sham
• spurious