EXCOGITATING Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

excogitating

verb

present participle of excogitate

as in devising

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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With her knack for devising novel solutions to seemingly insoluble problems, no one was better suited for the job.

— Dean Robbins, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Mungiu may have a less sadistic streak and a more active camera, but the two filmmakers share a particular commitment to narrative indeterminacy, devising intricate yet incomplete crime-story plots that function broadly as sociopolitical allegories.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026

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Conservation development is a method of constructing lots and homes closer together on smaller plots, the program states.

— Marc Hayot, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Fielder has made a career out of constructing elaborate social experiments, like building exact replicas of people’s homes and hiring actors to impersonate their loved ones on The Rehearsal.

— Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026

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After an uneasy initial meeting, the two women unleash a passion neither knew could exist, with Olivia concocting a way for Tamsin to move into the Madden home.

— Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
When the Farmer destroys the flock’s pumpkin patch, Shaun turns mad scientist, concocting a growth potion to put things right.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

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The researchers said their strategy could help pave the way for designing longer-lasting aqueous energy storage systems.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
As well as designing his own makeup, Stone also created the grisly post-op prosthetics worn by the other models.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026

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