Synonyms of devised

devised

verb

past tense of devise

as in concocted

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

• concocted
• invented
• constructed
• designed
• produced
• manufactured
• conceived
• hatched
• thought (up)
• came up with
• contrived
• cooked (up)
• fabricated
• envisioned
• made up
• excogitated
• trumped up
• imagined
• coined
• improvised
• visualized
• drummed up
• dreamed
• vamped (up)
• envisaged
• fantasized
• daydreamed
• visioned
• extemporized
• pictured
• ad-libbed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• copied
• reproduced
• duplicated
• mimicked
• replicated
• imitated
• cloned
• reduplicated
• copycatted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of devised

Kamran Pasha has devised a truly unique take that honors the source material while expanding it in an enthralling, unexpected way. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

Designed for twice-daily use, the cream is meant to be applied with a massage ritual the brand devised just for the cream—a final touch on its feel-good MO. — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026

The instrument was specifically devised to investigate dark energy and its pervasive influence. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Initial accounts—including from the company itself—suggested that the proof, produced by an internal large language model (LLM), followed an approach devised by two Spanish mathematicians, Diego Córdoba and Luis Martínez-Zoroa. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026

But over time, due to a variety of systems issues with obtaining certain medications, the lethal injection protocol has deviated from the standard devised by Chapman. — M. Sara Rosenthal, STAT, 13 Oct. 2026

Missing a taste of their native grub, the cousins devised an idea for a groundbreaking food truck that would bring Maine lobster across America. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Oct. 2026

Any condiment ever devised by human beings may be acquired there. — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Gene regulation wasn’t understood when Waddington first devised his landscape and rope network. — Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026