CLAPPED (TOGETHER OR UP) Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

clapped (together or up)

verb

variants also clapt (together or up)

past tense of clap (together or up)

as in devised

to perform, make, or do without preparation we can clap together a repair on the tire that should last until we get home

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But state and local planners devised a way to answer commuter’s growing concerns by converting Independence into a freeway.

— DJ Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2026
Once citizenship at birth begins turning on categories devised by executive officials, the certainty the 14th Amendment was intended to establish starts to disappear.

— Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of devised

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The removal of Maelor, however, snowballed into this moment where that character’s absence didn’t allow for that horrific book moment to be realized, so another set of reasons was concocted.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The cocktail menu leans into the couple’s heritage with some Argentine staples, including the El Clásico of Fernet and Coke and El Diego, concocted with sweet vermouth, Coke and a splash of whiskey.

— Rick West, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of concocted

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A lot of what’s in the film between Cameron and Tova, between Lewis and me, is improvised.

— Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
Often unfurling over the course of entire afternoons and evenings, González’s knotty, hypnotic works typically test the expectations (and patience) of viewers, who are left to figure out what’s improvised and what isn’t.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of improvised

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