THINKING (UP) Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

thinking (up)

verb

Definition of thinking (up)

present participle of think (up)

as in devising

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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Amid this growth, banks continue to spend enormous sums to protect the savings of their customers from all manner of fraudsters intent on devising ways to separate Americans from their savings.

— John Tamny, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Ammons is accused of devising a scheme dating back to 2017 to defraud the state that included directing state and federal funds to organizations that then paid her daughter.

— Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Definition of devising

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And she’s spent a decade scaling her brand into an industry disrupter; Ellsworth began concocting prebiotic drinks in 2015, founding her business just one year later.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 May 2026
According to the report, workers illegally pocketed between $20,000 and more than $41,000 in Paycheck Protection Program loans from a massive federal COVID-19 pandemic relief effort – some by concocting companies that didn't exist to pocket federal assistance funds.

— Chris Tye, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026

Definition of concocting

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The project included replacing sections of the penstock, installing new vent piping and constructing a new concrete thrust block.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
Success will depend less on constructing facilities than on securing long-term buyers, trusted regulators, technology transfer, and patient capital that can sustain long-term production.

— Paul Adepoju, semafor.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of constructing

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That is why leaders should think less about inventing a universal definition of fun and more about designing experiences that fit the people actually in the room.

— Rick Tollakson, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Like, how much of this is Musk doing stuff, inventing stuff, innovating stuff?

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026

Definition of inventing

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After gracing Vanity Fair in recent weeks, while at the same time drumming up a firestorm with his comments about past racial tensions in Oxford hampering some recruiting, Kiffin obviously showed a lighter side.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
That’s also drumming up the perception that the Fed is leaning toward lowering rates, which the three Fed presidents who dissented are firmly against.

— Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 1 May 2026

Definition of drumming up

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