Synonyms of concoct

concoct

verb

kən-ˈkäkt 

as in to devise

to create or think of by clever use of the imagination

trying to concoct an explanation for how the lamp got broken by itself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• devise
• invent
• construct
• design
• produce
• manufacture
• contrive
• think (up)
• come up with
• fabricate
• excogitate
• drum up
• cook (up)
• make up
• conceive
• hatch
• envision
• imagine
• trump up
• visualize
• improvise
• vamp (up)
• dream
• fantasize
• envisage
• vision
• coin
• daydream
• extemporize
• picture
• ad-lib

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reproduce
• replicate
• imitate
• copy
• mimic
• duplicate
• clone
• copycat
• reduplicate

Examples of concoct in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Something an author might concoct with a bit of help from artificial intelligence? —Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2024

But this approach is at odds with the false suspense the rest of the show attempts to concoct. —Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2024

In 2013, Beijing concocted an ambitious project that became the Belt and Road Initiative, a vast global infrastructure investment program. —Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 24 Sep. 2024

According to a New York Times profile, the AI gadget is being concocted in an old theater in San Francisco’s Jackson Square neighborhood. —Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2024