devise, engineer, fabricate, manufacture, concoct, formulate, design, plan, scheme, plot, orchestrate, arrange, frame, manage, bring about
devise Synonym
Synonyme devisecontrive - formulate - conceive - invent - design - plan - work out - think up - dream up - draw up
To "devise" means to carefully think out and create a plan, method, system, or invention. It usually implies a deliberate, often creative mental process aimed at solving a problem or achieving a specific goal. The term is commonly used for strategies, schemes, procedures, or mechanisms that require some ingenuity or originality, such as devising a marketing plan, a new game, or a security system. In legal contexts, especially in older or formal English, it can also refer to disposing of property by will, but in everyday use it mainly focuses on the act of inventing or formulating something in the mind.
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contrive
devise, engineer, fabricate, manufacture, concoct, formulate, design, plan, scheme, plot, orchestrate, arrange, frame, manage, bring about [x]
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to create
to make, to produce, to generate, to build, to form, to construct, to devise, to develop, to establish, to found, to originate, to craft, to design, to compose, to invent, to fabricate, to bring about... [more]
to make, to produce, to generate, to build, to form, to construct, to devise, to develop, to establish, to found, to originate, to craft, to design, to compose, to invent, to fabricate, to bring about, to cause, to engender, to conceive, to spawn, to forge, to institute, to initiate, to set up, to put together [x]
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to form
to create, to constitute, to make up, to shape, to mold, to fashion, to organize, to establish, to build, to develop, to generate, to compose, to assemble, to set up, to found
to create, to constitute, to make up, to shape, to mold, to fashion, to organize, to establish, to build, to develop, to generate, to compose, to assemble, to set up, to found [x]
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to compose
to write, to create, to craft, to put together, to arrange, to formulate, to construct, to devise, to produce, to author, to pen, to score, to orchestrate
to write, to create, to craft, to put together, to arrange, to formulate, to construct, to devise, to produce, to author, to pen, to score, to orchestrate [x]
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plan
Entwurf, Konzept, Vorhaben, Projekt, Strategie, Taktik, Vorgehensweise, Schema, Programm, Planung, Absicht, Zielsetzung, Disposition, Konzeption, Skizze
Entwurf, Konzept, Vorhaben, Projekt, Strategie, Taktik, Vorgehensweise, Schema, Programm, Planung, Absicht, Zielsetzung, Disposition, Konzeption, Skizze [x]
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outline
sketch, draft, summary, overview, framework, structure, plan, schema, blueprint, contour, silhouette
sketch, draft, summary, overview, framework, structure, plan, schema, blueprint, contour, silhouette [x]
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developing a plan
drafting a plan, formulating a plan, devising a plan, creating a plan, working out a plan, putting together a plan, preparing a plan, drawing up a plan
drafting a plan, formulating a plan, devising a plan, creating a plan, working out a plan, putting together a plan, preparing a plan, drawing up a plan [x]
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devising a plan
planning, formulating a plan, developing a plan, working out a plan, drawing up a plan, crafting a plan, designing a plan, mapping out a plan, putting together a plan
planning, formulating a plan, developing a plan, working out a plan, drawing up a plan, crafting a plan, designing a plan, mapping out a plan, putting together a plan [x]
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mapping out a plan
drafting a plan, plotting a plan, formulating a plan, designing a plan, laying out a plan, charting a plan, devising a plan, planning, working out a plan, sketching out a plan
drafting a plan, plotting a plan, formulating a plan, designing a plan, laying out a plan, charting a plan, devising a plan, planning, working out a plan, sketching out a plan [x]
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putting together a plan
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sketching out a plan
drafting a plan, outlining a plan, mapping out a plan, drawing up a plan, devising a plan, formulating a plan, planning out, laying out a plan
drafting a plan, outlining a plan, mapping out a plan, drawing up a plan, devising a plan, formulating a plan, planning out, laying out a plan [x]
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working out a plan
developing a plan, forming a plan, devising a plan, drawing up a plan, mapping out a plan, working up a plan, putting together a plan, laying out a plan, crafting a plan, planning, strategizing
developing a plan, forming a plan, devising a plan, drawing up a plan, mapping out a plan, working up a plan, putting together a plan, laying out a plan, crafting a plan, planning, strategizing [x]
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formulating a plan
planning, devising a plan, drafting a plan, developing a plan, working out a plan, mapping out a plan, designing a plan, laying out a plan, plotting, strategizing
planning, devising a plan, drafting a plan, developing a plan, working out a plan, mapping out a plan, designing a plan, laying out a plan, plotting, strategizing [x]
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Drafting a plan
preparing a plan, drawing up a plan, formulating a plan, devising a plan, developing a plan, creating a plan, mapping out a plan, planning, plotting out a plan
preparing a plan, drawing up a plan, formulating a plan, devising a plan, developing a plan, creating a plan, mapping out a plan, planning, plotting out a plan [x]
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creating a plan
planning, devising a plan, formulating a plan, drafting a plan, drawing up a plan, mapping out, strategizing, designing a plan, laying out a plan, developing a plan
planning, devising a plan, formulating a plan, drafting a plan, drawing up a plan, mapping out, strategizing, designing a plan, laying out a plan, developing a plan [x]
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