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Synonyms for "contrive" in English

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Detailed Synonyms for contrive in English

contrive:

to contrive verbe (contrives, contrived, contriving)

  1. to contrive
    to invent; to contrive; to devise; to make up
    • invent verbe (invents, invented, inventing)
    • contrive verbe (contrives, contrived, contriving)
    • devise verbe (devises, devised, devising)
    • make up verbe (makes up, made up, making up)
  2. to contrive
    to plan; to contrive; to set up; to devise; to plot
    • plan verbe (plans, planned, planning)
    • contrive verbe (contrives, contrived, contriving)
    • set up verbe (sets up, set up, setting up)
    • devise verbe (devises, devised, devising)
    • plot verbe (plots, plotted, plotting)
  3. to contrive
    – come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort 1
    to devise; to forge; to invent; to contrive; to formulate; excogitate
    – come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort 1
    • devise verbe (devises, devised, devising)
    • forge verbe (forges, forged, forging)
    • invent verbe (invents, invented, inventing)
    • contrive verbe (contrives, contrived, contriving)
    • formulate verbe (formulates, formulated, formulating)
    • excogitate verbe
      • excogitate a way to measure the speed of light1
  4. to contrive
    – put or send forth 1
    to cast; to throw; to project; to contrive
    – put or send forth 1
    • cast verbe (casts, casted, casting)
      • cast a spell1
      • cast a warm light1
    • throw verbe (throws, threw, throwing)
      • She threw the flashlight beam into the corner1
      • The setting sun threw long shadows1
    • project verbe (projects, projected, projecting)
    • contrive verbe (contrives, contrived, contriving)
  5. to contrive
    – make or work out a plan for; devise 1
    to design; to plan; to project; to contrive
    – make or work out a plan for; devise 1
    • design verbe (designs, designed, designing)
      • design a new sales strategy1
    • plan verbe (plans, planned, planning)
      • plan an attack1
    • project verbe (projects, projected, projecting)
    • contrive verbe (contrives, contrived, contriving)
      • They contrived to murder their boss1

Conjugations for contrive:

present
  1. contrive
  2. contrive
  3. contrives
  4. contrive
  5. contrive
  6. contrive
simple past
  1. contrived
  2. contrived
  3. contrived
  4. contrived
  5. contrived
  6. contrived
present perfect
  1. have contrived
  2. have contrived
  3. has contrived
  4. have contrived
  5. have contrived
  6. have contrived
past continuous
  1. was contriving
  2. were contriving
  3. was contriving
  4. were contriving
  5. were contriving
  6. were contriving
future
  1. shall contrive
  2. will contrive
  3. will contrive
  4. shall contrive
  5. will contrive
  6. will contrive
continuous present
  1. am contriving
  2. are contriving
  3. is contriving
  4. are contriving
  5. are contriving
  6. are contriving
subjunctive
  1. be contrived
  2. be contrived
  3. be contrived
  4. be contrived
  5. be contrived
  6. be contrived
diverse
  1. contrive!
  2. let's contrive!
  5. contrived
  6. contriving
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "contrive":

  1. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort1
  2. put or send forth1
  3. make or work out a plan for; devise1
    • They contrived to murder their boss1







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