Synonyms of drummed up

drummed up

verb

past tense of drum up

as in devised

to create or think of by clever use of the imagination

anyone who drums up a better way of doing this tedious task will make a fortune

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drummed up

The outbreak was largely fueled by a swell of vaccine hesitancy, drummed up by anti-vaccine activists. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026

But the pardon wouldn’t protect him from a state prosecution or from any perjury charge that could be drummed up from his testimony now. — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026

And for all of the outrage Musk has drummed up around The Odyssey, the film has not notably suffered at the box office at all. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026

While widely embraced by the comedy community as an effort to elevate a new generation of comedy stars at a time when comedy talent incubation has been deprioritized, the show has also drummed up huge viewership. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 July 2026

May-Tove Smiseth, an archaeologist and adviser on the Innlandet County Council, said the treasure has drummed up excitement in the archaeological community. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026

Organizations like the Camden County chapter of the NAACP and the ACLU-NJ drummed up attention to these figures by issuing announcements and press briefings. — John A. Shjarback, Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2026

The reveal has drummed up a fair amount of cultural discourse. — Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026

In the wake of the Iraq War—when countless media outlets across the United States drummed up fears of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq—Parry wanted to create a more independent news outlet. — Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026