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

In The Beauty, Ryan Murphy and co-creator Matthew Hodgson have concocted a genre-hopping oddity that sounds unlikely to work. — Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026

Brazil’s team, meanwhile, decamped to Orlando, Florida, where Laitano affixed players with sweat-collection patches and analyzed their fluid and electrolyte loss during workouts to concoct a hydration regimen for each person. — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

In 1949, a Nebraska plumbing contractor named Steve Henson was working in Anchorage, Alaska and concocted a salad dressing out of buttermilk, mayonnaise, and herbs to help feed his crew on remote job sites. — Scott Simon, NPR, 27 June 2026

Simple, sleek, and sophisticated, this one-shoulder jumpsuit is the easiest way to concoct a chic yet comfortable outfit. — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2026