Synonyms of concoct

concoct

verb

kən-ˈkäkt 

as in to devise

to create or think of by clever use of the imagination

trying to concoct an explanation for how the lamp got broken by itself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• devise
• invent
• construct
• design
• produce
• manufacture
• contrive
• think (up)
• come up with
• fabricate
• excogitate
• drum up
• cook (up)
• make up
• conceive
• hatch
• envision
• imagine
• trump up
• visualize
• improvise
• vamp (up)
• dream
• fantasize
• envisage
• vision
• coin
• daydream
• extemporize
• picture
• ad-lib

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reproduce
• replicate
• imitate
• copy
• mimic
• duplicate
• clone
• copycat
• reduplicate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of concoct

Martha’s concocted plenty over the years, including her cider-bourbon cocktail made with apple cider, bourbon, lemon juice, ginger, and apple garnishes. — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 16 Sep. 2026

The young lady had specially flown in from New York and Alan had concocted a piece of simple blackmail. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026

The whole thing plays like something concocted by an 8th grader sitting in the back of biology class and doodling movie ideas in his notebook, offering more proof that Besson has never quite risen above the juvenile tendencies of his early years. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

As is true of the best novels, the story emerges not as a scheme concocted by the author, but as an organic outcome of each character’s growth over the life of the book. — Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026