THOUGHT (UP) Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

thought (up)

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Definition of thought (up)

past tense of think (up)

as in devised

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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Many believe Newton was the lone genius who devised this branch of mathematics all on his own.

— Michael Muthukrishna, Fortune, 23 July 2026
David Paul Morris | Getty Images Amazon and Microsoft have devised new ways to get people playing video games in the cloud.

— Jordan Novet,Annie Palmer, CNBC, 23 July 2026

Definition of devised

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It’s constructed on some of the softest coco bread around, but that’s not the best part.

— Justin Brown, AJC.com, 26 July 2026
The suit alleges those employees knew the warehouse constructed on the property in 2022 would be used for fireworks storage and operations but did not enforce applicable safety and environmental requirements.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026

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One thing that really struck me in that Postman book was that before radio and television was invented, there was no way to be a reader, because there was no way to not be a reader.

— Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
Bungling comic book store owner Stuart Bloom (Kevin Sussman) creates global Armageddon-like havoc by breaking a device invented by Sheldon and Leonard, neither of whom appear in the series.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

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