Synonyms of devise

devise

verb

di-ˈvīz 

as in to concoct

to create or think of by clever use of the imagination

she quickly devised a new scheme when the first one failed

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of devise

Advertisement As Claude began completing such tasks too reliably to reveal much, Freeman devised a test closer to the messiness of the real world. — Harry Booth, Time, 7 Aug. 2026

In Ukraine, Washington may have waited too long to devise a strategy for ending the war. — Dafna H. Rand, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026

What subterfuge has the author devised within a sentence, and what chills of humor or irony will run across its surface as the subterfuge is discovered? — Sabrina Jaszi, The Dial, 4 Aug. 2026

Still eager to formally declare their commitment to one another, the bride and groom devised another plan. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

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