CONCOCTS Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

concocts

verb

present tense third-person singular of concoct

as in devises

to create or think of by clever use of the imagination trying to concoct an explanation for how the lamp got broken by itself

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Recent Examples of concocts The administration concocts a legal rationale for a foreign policy objective. —

Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026 Executive pastry chef Jess Robertson, Ian’s wife, concocts desserts ranging from $4 oatmeal cream pies to $100 banana splits. —

Mary Lebus, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2025 Lockjaw, obsessed with everything about Perfidia, concocts a reason to send authorities into the town where Bob and Willa are living. —

Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025

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As the doppelganger charms the internet and devises a nefarious plot to replace mankind with brainrot, Shiori must partner with other online outcasts to stop her digital counterpart and reclaim her life in the real world.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
In the past, Cooper — who seems to have finally reconciled with his wife, Barb (Frances Turner) — devises a plan to stop the ongoing wars over power with Congresswoman Welch to get the cold fusion diode into the hands of the President of the United States (played by series newcomer Clancy Brown).

— Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026