Synonyms of devise

devise

verb

di-ˈvīz 

as in to concoct

to create or think of by clever use of the imagination

she quickly devised a new scheme when the first one failed

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of devise

Researchers typically devise decoding algorithms that run either on CPU’s, Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), or a field-programmable gate array to analyze these syndromes and then apply a correction to the computation. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

That dedication to increasing the visibility of women in STEM fields, as well as the reality that women can operate in any space at the helm, inspired Scanlon at one point to devise a version of the end credits with young kids doing experiments. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

However, a potential workaround for this was famously devised in 1994 by physicist Miguel Alcubierre, who argued that rather than using a propulsion system to accelerate the spacecraft itself, spacetime could be distorted around it. — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Prosecutors said Niembro and the sanctioned person devised a plan under which Nodus would foreclose on the person’s home in Southampton, New York. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

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