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Verb
▲
To contrive of (something) using skill or ingenuity
devise
concoct
fabricate
manufacture
construct
create
engineer
design
plan
plot
invent
formulate
frame
orchestrate
scheme
stage-manage
wangle
cook up
excogitate
hatch
improvise
think up
bring about
dream up
effect
procure
becast
cause to happen
come up with
drum up
fashion
forge
form
handle
make
make up
move
project
rig
trump up
vamp
vamp up
work out
hit upon
set up
cast about
lay out
throw together
whip up
more ❯
“The real miracle, though, is that you could contrive a way to have a food crisis.”
Verb
▲
Manage to do something foolish or create an undesirable situation
manage
arrange
compass
engineer
finagle
finesse
frame
machinate
maneuverUS
manipulate
mastermind
negotiate
wangle
manoeuvreUK
succeed
achieve
angle
cogitate
develop
effect
elaborate
execute
jockey
pass
project
shift
swing
wrangle
engineer a way
find a way
succeed in
swing it
work it
carry out
hit upon
play games
more ❯
“Where other managements would somehow contrive to squeeze double the number of rooms within the same confines, they always seems to go in the opposite direction, as though trying to see how few rooms he can incorporate.”
Verb
▲
To make secret plans, especially to do something illicit or unlawful
plot
conspire
connive
machinate
scheme
intrigue
collude
compass
put up
cabal
collaborate
be in cahoots
manoeuvreUK
plan
complot
maneuverUS
devise
wangle
hatch a plot
finagle
angle
cogitate
abet
lay plans
form a conspiracy
participate in a conspiracy
work hand in glove
be in cahoots with
consort
hatch
more ❯
Verb
▲
To bring about or cause something to happen
effect
achieve
accomplish
carry out
conduct
enact
realiseUK
realizeUS
attain
enforce
execute
implement
bring off
carry off
carry through
launch
engineer
perform
administer
bring about
organiseUK
organizeUS
perpetrate
make
fulfilUK
complete
fix
consummate
do
cause
effectuate
bring
administrate
finaliseUK
finalizeUS
pull off
generate
initiate
manage
provoke
put in place
create
discharge
fulfillUS
produce
succeed in
arrange for
call forth
finish
give rise to
occasion
bring to pass
conclude
originate
render
set up
actuate
engender
precipitate
start
cause to happen
cause to occur
make happen
wreak
run
kindle
beget
breed
bring on
catalyseUK
catalyzeUS
draw on
induce
invoke
prompt
spawn
work
yield
actualize
begin
exercise
prosecute
use
observe
operate
meet
follow
practiseUK
exert
practiceUS
bring to bear
act upon
bring into play
obey
engage
utilizeUS
negotiate
transact
keep
put to use
wield
comply with
handle
ply
utiliseUK
compass
adhere to
conform to
fill
abide by
honorUS
heed
act in accordance with
commit
honourUK
exploit
keep to
stick to
harness
stand by
manipulate
uphold
deliver
be true to
act on
actionize
bring into effect
make use of
respect
deal with
redeem
avail oneself of
respond to
answer
put in force
be in accordance with
assent to
yield to
submit to
pass
cooperate with
fall in with
see through
make it through
get through
manoeuvreUK
command
maneuverUS
act out
take care of
adopt
dispatch
authorizeUS
resort to
authoriseUK
take care of business
call into play
embrace
be in conformity with
agree with
acquiesce to
defer to
deliver the goods
stick with
direct
make the most of
accord to
live by
pay heed to
do as told
stick by
take heed of
toe the line
fall in line with
avail yourself of
act according to
keep faith with
be faithful to
take up
follow through on
engage in
go along with
inflict
exact
swing
pursue
tackle
legislate
deploy
follow up on
decree
dispense
assign
action
ratify
sanction
call upon
accept
serve
carry to completion
occupy
press into service
approve
acknowledge
take advantage of
formulate
process
survive
acquit oneself of
accord with
be in agreement with
match
tap
determine
put to work
proclaim
lay down
have
agree to
play on
turn to
put into service
dictate
be true
be faithful
capitalize on
take on
run with the ball
do justice to
put forth
have recourse to
be as good as
bring something to bear
acquit
undergo
muster
draw upon
impress
recruit
press
hold
declare
officiate
work on
consent to
draftUS
distribute
promulgate
control
start in on
take action on
form
take
tick
put screws to
make ready
mind
hold to
concede to
bow to
concur with
pay attention to
accede to
follow orders
serve out
deal out
frame
draughtUK
dispose of
deal
issue
stage
go that route
wind up
do to a turn
be engaged in
draw up
wage
confirm
present
cut
hit
bestow
hack
pilot
steer
enjoy
accommodate
reach
nail
play out
find a use for
put to good use
involve
sanctify
put on
provide
gain from
derive benefit from
work with
make do with
devote
coincide with
pay regard to
cohere with
measure up to
tally with
pass muster
check with
fill the bill
goose-step to
cope with
harmonize with
square with
be good enough
source
accommodate to
cut the mustard
regulate
match up to
be guided by
perform according to
be bound by
be heedful of
cater to
fit the bill
bring to completion
be loyal to
chord with
put over
do the job
do the trick
come through
polish off
sail through
dole out
mete out
supply
give
appropriate
field
benefit from
turn to good account
do with
consume
earn wings
cite
furnish
do to a T
look to
use up
bring into action
bring into service
profit by
settle
adduce
mention
instance
name
impart
drop
put out
come across
hand over
come up with
quote
evidence
specify
bring into effective action
switch on
thrash out
refer
refer to
work out
turn on
hammer out
attempt
commence
see to
allude to
ordain
order
start up
sort out
carry on
call into use
call in
put into use
bring up
do business
button up
button down
TCB
connect
get going
make active
mobilizeUS
endeavour to do
launch into
take part in
embark on
commit oneself to
set out with
commit to
set about
get cracking on
enter upon
devote oneself to
get down to
go about
commit yourself to
address oneself to
enter on
concentrate on
endeavor to do
get to grips with
validate
legalizeUS
rule
constitute
fire up
mobiliseUK
OK
make law
legaliseUK
institute
set
appoint
steamroll
endorse
railroad
vote in
give the seal of approval to
give the green light to
get the floor
give the thumbs up to
make laws
make into law
vote favorably
jam through
give the go-ahead to
give the OK to
railroad through
more ❯
Verb
▲
To carry out a plan with a specific purpose in mind
design
intend
aim
devise
purpose
plan
tailor
fashion
make fitting
adjust
adapt
propose
purport
conceive
construct
fit
prepare
shape
gear
equip
mean
destine
orient
aspire
arrange
contemplate
endeavorUS
conspire
premeditate
seek
earmark
decree
mark out
fate
preordain
indicate
predestine
appoint
devote
reserve
doom
predetermine
insinuate
determine
dedicate
foreordain
be resolved
have the intention
have something in mind
covet
mind
consider
suit
make
imagine
intimate
imply
visualizeUS
assign
think about
aim at
visualiseUK
consecrate
foredoom
allot
allude to
suggest
hint at
mean to
give thought to
expect to
be looking
be going
be determined
consign
be plotting
have resolved
connote
decide
preform
set apart
have set out
look forward
add up
hope to
figure on
aspire to
set aside
signify
get at
refer to
have it in mind
doom to
drive at
more ❯
Verb
▲
To indulge in fantasies about something desired
dream
fantasiseUK
fantasizeUS
daydream
contemplate
imagine
envision
visualiseUK
visualizeUS
muse
romanticiseUK
romanticizeUS
fancy
crave
hanker
idealiseUK
idealizeUS
long
lust
pine
woolgather
picture
aim for
aspire to
build castles in air
conceive of
conjure up pictures
desire to
hanker after
hope for
hunger for
live in a dream world
long for
pipe dream
seek to
thirst after
thirst for
wish for
wish to
yearn for
have as one's aim
have as one's goal
ideate
set one's heart on
set one's sights on
sigh
conceptualizeUS
conceptualiseUK
dream up
think of
think up
depict
fantasize about
dream about
see in the mind's eye
view
create
make believe
form a picture of
form a mental picture of
see in one's mind
conjure up an image of
anticipate
predict
foresee
consider
evoke
apprehend
realizeUS
divine
realiseUK
make up
dream of
call to mind
see in your mind's eye
bring to mind
conjure up a mental picture of
plan
represent
portray
appreciate
conjure up a picture of
create in your mind
propose
expect
intend
play
grasp
objectify
regard
behold
materializeUS
survey
externalizeUS
mean
believe
suppose
conjecture
guess
surmise
externaliseUK
materialiseUK
simulate
feign
playact
counterfeit
fool
fake
enact
bluff
suspect
reckon
look upon
think about
gather
assume
reflect
forecast
object
infer
interpret
concoct
frame
call up
conjure
scheme
let on like
make as if
act as though
play the part
act as if
get the picture
conjure up an picture of
be under the impression
think it conceivable
be inclined to think
think likely
be of the view
trump up
be of the opinion
think it likely
have an idea
cook up
more ❯
Verb
▲
To succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimal level
get by
cope
manage
exist
get along
get on
make do
subsist
survive
make ends meet
make out
do
fare
muddle along
muddle through
scrape by
shift
flourish
make shift
prosper
scrape along
scrape through
scrimp
succeed
thrive
fend for oneself
do well enough
scrape a living
barely have enough to live on
scarcely have enough to live on
keep the wolf from the door
more ❯
Verb
▲
Attempt to get
angle for
aim for
be after
cast about for
connive
conspire
fish for
hint
hunt
invite
look for
manoeuvreUK
maneuverUS
plan
plot
scheme
seek
solicit
strive
try for
try to get
encourage
try to evoke
hunt for
hope for
elicit
angle
search for
cast around for
cast round for
make a bid for
cast
drop a line
seek to obtain
dangle a line
fish
pursue
chase
cast a wide net for
quest after
ferret out
delve for
gun for
go in quest of
be on the lookout for
chase down
be in quest of
work toward
explore for
look round for
go in pursuit of
go gunning for
leave no stone unturned
look around for
shop for
look about for
be in pursuit of
go in search of
search out
try to find
bob for
look up
root out
bird-dog
forage for
seek out
track down
look high and low
run after
sniff out
comb for
prowl for
dig for
scout
Verb
▲
Bring to mind
conjure up
call up
conjure
invoke
raise
call
create
evoke
materialiseUK
materializeUS
produce as by magic
recall
recollect
remember
review
summon
urge
incite
arouse
summon up
bring
bring out
call to mind
remind
provoke
cause
instigate
elicit
excite
activate
more ❯
Verb
▲
To build or alter according to personal preferences or specifications
customizeUS
adapt
alter
convert
custom-make
design
fashion
modify
personaliseUK
personalizeUS
tailor
tailor-make
make specially
make to order
change
adjust
remodel
revamp
doctor
revise
improve
reconstruct
reshape
amend
transform
shape
rework
refashion
restyle
vary
customiseUK
rewrite
score
instrument
realign
orchestrate
form
grow
temper
manipulate
plan
pattern
methodize
become different
pitch
frame
model
create
process
distort
copy-edit
rescript
manage
produce
rephrase
treat
lay out
rebrand
redraw
reword
moderate
alternate
replace
control
make ready
transition
reacclimate
autotune
plot
systematizeUS
render
streamline
prime
generate
reset
integrate
string
dial
ready
progress
position
orient
contort
appropriate
download
downlink
apply
freshen up
define
metastasize
move
metamorphize
deform
soften
season
undergo a change
remix
shuffle
tamper
emendate
review
set up
systematiseUK
set straight
influence
tone
undergo a sea change
compare
scrub
scrutiniseUK
scan
polish
scrutinizeUS
reexamine
blue-pencil
launder
determine
guide
pass
transit
transmutate
inflect
true up
make consistent
clarify
contemporize
go through
clean up
brush up
look over
bone up
right
raise
elevate
lift
tone down
reduce
lower
curb
lessen
play down
restrain
devise
construct
build
fluctuate
swing
disguise
flip-flop
vacillate
swap
displace
substitute
veer
retract
reverse
sculpt
cast
rejuvenate
choreograph
chart
write
recreate
reassemble
sculpture
make up for
pay one's dues
carve
whittle
hew
map out
row back
paraphrase
transliterate
do a U-turn on
block
forge
flip-flop on
yo-yo on
change gears on
about-face
do an about-turn on
transcribe
roughhew
assemble
pat
crystalliseUK
smooth
fabricate
advance
maneuverUS
take care of
handle
optimiseUK
administer
optimizeUS
act with
manoeuvreUK
concoct
act on
attend to
work
sort out
work on
effect
deal with
perform on
mint
knead
crystallizeUS
chisel
interpret
bring together
throw together
block out
more ❯
Verb
▲
To ascertain through analysis or investigation
determine
ascertain
discern
discover
establish
deduce
detect
figure out
find out
identify
learn
verify
work out
fathom
figure
find
perceive
uncover
add up
conceive
confirm
intuit
notice
observe
pick up
realiseUK
realizeUS
recogniseUK
recognizeUS
see
sense
spot
unearth
catch on
come upon
descry
diagnose
divine
get
get to know
have a hunch
read
size up
come to know
fathom out
make out
unveil
bare
uncloak
remove
manifest
show up
divulge
display
bump into
disinter
unbosom
pull out
betray
pull
produce
happen on
wrest
nail
chance upon
pluck
spill
come by
give away
unclothe
take out
run across
let on about
pluck out
run into
demonstrate
evince
withdraw
undress
pick
deracinate
excavate
luck into
pry
reap
make known
leak
yank
draw out
tear out
blow wide open
physically remove
weed out
blow the whistle on
wrench out
prize out
secure
scent out
air
find by chance
open
draw
happen
meet by chance
release
flash
free
crack
pitch upon
stumble onto
tumble upon
rip
pull up
let drop
prize
make public
wring
come out with
spill the beans on
pull the plug on
follow the scent of
corkscrew
open up
catch out
haul out
wheedle out
lay open
take the lid off
bring out
make plain
put on view
let the cat out of the bag
bring out into the open
capture
bring to notice
meet up with
procure
unrobe
bring something to light
buy
purchase
sniff something out
reach
rake up
drag up
bring up
publish
broadcast
nose something out
unfold
lay hands on
get possession of
fall upon
indicate
smoke something out
fish
bespeak
show evidence of
let cat out of the bag
announce
acknowledge
admit
confess
confiscate
unclose
pose
cause
unlock
create
dislodge
displace
blunder on
publicizeUS
unsheathe
take
take off
come on
put on display
be evidence of
put on show
make clear
publiciseUK
extirpate
run against
find unexpectedly
luck upon
to make clear
blow the lid off
discover unexpectedly
bring forward
hold up to view
crack wide open
bring into view
let loose
allow to be seen
expose to view
evulse
mine
avulse
drag
sunder out
distilUK
syphonUK
tear
evoke
garner
eradicate
siphonUS
eke out
distillUS
winkle out
catheterize
lift
throw up
out
present
brandish
declare
prove
denude
bewray
nake
take up
dig out of the ground
let out
let slip
tell of
trot out
grub
make manifest
make obvious
tip off
let cat out of bag
give the game away
prise
bump
chance
collar
corral
wrench
twist
weed
cull
rend
take out of the ground
pry out
grub up
fall in with
lay your hand on
arrive at
trip on
lay fingers on
grub out
strip
unwrap
break
subject
tap
lift the lid
tip one's hand
more ❯
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