EXCOGITATED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

excogitated

verb

past tense of excogitate

as in devised

to create or think of by clever use of the imagination she's a master at excogitating reasons not to do her assigned work

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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

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In a statement posted on X, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich stood in front of a bulldozer near the site of the shootout and promised Israel would tear down Palestinian buildings constructed without permits in the area.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
The upper is constructed of a gray mesh with matching suede overlays and translucent TPU side panels.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

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The United States invented the airplane but had no national aviation policy, and Europe was pulling ahead.

— Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Cooke samples an absorbing range of hoaxes, from the college students who convinced the world that an imaginary Scotsman had invented the electric toaster to the Chinese housewife who fabricated an entire war out of boredom.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of invented

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Lockheed Martin designed the technology to support PAC-3 operations as battlefield conditions and threat directions change.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
In Abu Dhabi, water security has been designed as part of the same system as energy security.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

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