Synonyms for contriver

Most common

planner · deviser · creator · architect · plotter · schemer · inventer

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A person who contrives.

Forms

Plural

contrivers → planners, devisers, architects, creators…

Example sentences

• planner I used to be a planner, but now I'm a wreckless punk.
• creator May the Creator help you with all His holy powers!
• architect This birdhouse was designed by a famous architect.
• plotter This plotter draws much faster than the old one did.
• schemer Within the settlement, Tom was known as a professional schemer.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters

creator³, planner², plotter², schemer², deviser

8 letters

inventer

9 letters

architect³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (creator³ = 3 syllables).