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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So the study’s authors, led by Tuhin Chakrabarty, a professor of computer science at Stony Brook University, devised another check.

— Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 27 July 2026
Sarah Sherman Samuel is known for devising furniture worthy of an art show, and the Lulu and Georgia Hamilton sideboard is no exception.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2026

Definition of devise

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In the first part of the proposal, Wyden wants to remove existing tax incentives for constructing data centers, for instance, making it so that assets purchased for data centers are not immediately eligible for write-off.

— Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2026
Shamelessness has been central to Trump’s business and political success, and his reaction to setbacks is to deny objective facts and construct fantasies of achievement.

— KORI SCHAKE, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of construct

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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
The cocktail menu leans into the couple’s heritage with some Argentine staples, including the El Clásico of Fernet and Coke and El Diego, concocted with sweet vermouth, Coke and a splash of whiskey.

— Rick West, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of concoct

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Through the mid-1980s, Wolfram continued this work, discovering a number of fundamental connections between computation and nature, and inventing such concepts as computational irreducibility.

— Big Think, Big Think, 4 Aug. 2026
This is the one-crop-by-prescription agriculture invented by the experts and of course recommended by them.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of invent

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