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

Costume designer Colleen Atwood devised the ensemble, while Ed Cubberly created the famous fiberglass muzzle, deliberately leaving it uncoated to evoke the look of dried, taut skin. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

However, a potential workaround for this was famously devised in 1994 by physicist Miguel Alcubierre, who argued that rather than using a propulsion system to accelerate the spacecraft itself, spacetime could be distorted around it. — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Prosecutors said Niembro and the sanctioned person devised a plan under which Nodus would foreclose on the person’s home in Southampton, New York. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

To combat Lamashtu, ancient Mesopotamians devised prayers and chants to ward her away from their homes, their wombs, their mothers, their sisters, their patients, their babies, and their communities. — Eleanor Johnson, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

In the series, the combat tactic was devised by Starfleet Captain Jean-Luc Picard while commanding the USS Stargazer during the Battle of Maxia. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026

Designed to support the region’s next generation of creators, the programme has been devised by Netflix in partnership with BIFF, the Asian Film Commissions Network (AFCNet) and the Motion Picture Association (MPA). — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2026

For 15 months, the Los Angeles Rams devised a plan to dominate an Australia game in just 30 hours between flights. — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Davis’s Friday ruling means the government must now disclose who devised the fund’s structure, but the information will not necessarily be made available to the public. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026