Synonyms for devise
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Contrive
contrive, invent, formulate, concoct, forge, conceive, discover, procure, fabricate, conspire, form, forme US, strike out, hatch, brew, frame, coin, excogitate, construct, manufacture, intrigue, imagine dated, fable dated
2. Create — to use one’s intellect to plan or design (something)
plan, create, design, scheme, set, plot, lay, project, meditate, forecast, concert, blueprint
Other
will, bequeath, convey, leave, extemporize, extemporise UK
Definitions
- v. 1
To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).
Near-synonyms: lay, set, design, plan, create
- v. 2
To leave (property) in a will.
Forms
- Past participle
- devised
e.g. devised → contrived, invented, formulated, concocted…
Example sentences
- invent If God did not exist, we would have to invent him.
- formulate We have to formulate a plan if we are to save her!
- concoct The herbalist will concoct a potion for that.
- contrive He doesn’t know what causes it, but just wait. He’ll contrive an explanation.
- design Honeycomb design may improve thin-film solar cells.
- create New GATT resolutions could create a real shake-up.
By length
- 3 letters
- set1, lay1
- 4 letters
- will1, form1, plan1, plot1, coin1, brew1
- 5 letters
- leave1, frame1, forge1, hatch1, fable2, forme
- 6 letters
- design2, create2, scheme1, convey2, invent2
- 7 letters
- project2, imagine3, concert2, prepare2, arrange2, procure2, concoct2
- 8 letters
- discover3, forecast2, organize3, organise, conceive2, intrigue2, meditate3, conspire3, bequeath2, contrive2
- 9 letters
- construct2, blueprint2, formulate3, fabricate3, machinate
- 10 letters
- excogitate
- 11 letters
- manufacture4, extemporize, extemporise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fable2 = 2 syllables).