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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of concoct

Secrecy laws like Georgia’s shield the public from awareness of the growing costs of pharmacists concocting drugs and the doctors administering the injections. — Max Blau, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2026

At Joontos, the chefs concoct dishes such as the batata harra, which recalls patatas bravas with black lime—a pervasive, earthy-bitter top note in Saudi cuisine. — Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

The figure concocting this foreign mist of positivity, Sumrall, grunted and frowned through the evening. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026

And so, my mind began to wander, concocting dark stories about our new home. — Ashley Woo, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026