THINK (UP) Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

think (up)

verb

Definition of think (up)

as in to devise

to create or think of by clever use of the imagination the marketing department is trying to think up better ways to pitch our product to younger consumers

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Advertisement As Claude began completing such tasks too reliably to reveal much, Freeman devised a test closer to the messiness of the real world.

— Harry Booth, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
In Ukraine, Washington may have waited too long to devise a strategy for ending the war.

— Dafna H. Rand, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of devise

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Anna’s sheer lace dress with a huge keyhole in the front and an open back is fine but also like a million other dresses; the same goes for Jude’s nicely constructed, but very familiar, black velvet dress with a corset.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026
Because welding required higher amounts of power, the manufacturers at Auto Union AG could only construct their vehicles at night in order to reduce strain on surrounding electrical grids.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of construct

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The removal of Maelor, however, snowballed into this moment where that character’s absence didn’t allow for that horrific book moment to be realized, so another set of reasons was concocted.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Like, for instance, Loughlin, who paid Singer $500,000 to concoct fake row team credentials — and even stage phony rowing photos — to get her two daughters into USC.

— Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of concoct

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With fellow voice actor and Rugrats star Michael Bell, Chartoff invented the Grayway Rotating Drain, which recycles used water from showers and sinks for other household uses.

— Madeline Boardman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Aug. 2026
No American family should have to invent its own aging strategy in the middle of a crisis.

— Samir Shah, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of invent

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