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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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

Definition of devising

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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

Definition of concocting

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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

Definition of constructing

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What broke them was the agent inventing a sequence of steps at runtime that nobody anticipated.

— Binny Gill, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Alex Calder is perhaps best known for inventing the mobile—a kinetic sculpture in which abstract shapes are gently moved by natural air currents—but the late, great American sculptor was also a talented jeweler.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of inventing

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On the eve of the protests, pro-communist, anti-Israel groups are drumming up international publicity for the waterfront campaign.

— Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
The Basij boosted its presence during the war, and hard-liners have held nightly rallies in Tehran and other cities, drumming up support and intimidating any possible dissenters.

— Lee Keath, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of drumming up

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