Synonyms of devises

devises

verb

present tense third-person singular of devise

as in concocts

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

• concocts
• invents
• constructs
• designs
• manufactures
• produces
• contrives
• thinks (up)
• hatches
• comes up with
• cooks (up)
• conceives
• fabricates
• excogitates
• imagines
• envisions
• trumps up
• makes up
• improvises
• drums up
• vamps (up)
• visualizes
• dreams
• coins
• visions
• fantasizes
• envisages
• daydreams
• extemporizes
• pictures
• ad-libs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• copies
• imitates
• replicates
• mimics
• reproduces
• duplicates
• clones
• reduplicates
• copycats

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of devises

The British-American actress plays Hannah, a music student who devises a fake dating scheme with hockey star Garrett (Belmont Cameli) to catch the attention of her crush, Justin (Josh Heuston). — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Six men are eaten by the Cyclops before Odysseus devises a plan to escape from the cave they are trapped in. — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 June 2026

Now saddled with the moral dilemma of keeping the money or turning it in, the trio devises a simple plan. — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026

In her work, Mackintosh devises scenarios that are bold and almost aggressively simplified. — Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026

My team devises digital marketing strategies for clients who are expanding to and from Australia daily. — Ming Zhu, Forbes.com, 6 Feb. 2026

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

Tiffany Bendayan, a chef and baker in Miami, devises different ways to make the table a space where her daughters—Emily and Sofia—feel comfortable sharing just about anything. — Karen Cicero, Parents, 21 Dec. 2025

The story also devises some interesting details that fill in the historical narrative. — Mick Lasalle, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Nov. 2025