contrive

contrive is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan.
2. intransitive verb. To make devices; to form designs; to plan; to scheme; to plot.
3. verb. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

   "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

   Synonyms: devise, excogitate, forge, formulate, invent

4. verb. put or send forth

   "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"

   "The setting sun threw long shadows"

   Synonyms: cast, project, throw

5. verb. make or work out a plan for; devise

   "They contrived to murder their boss"

   "design a new sales strategy"

   Synonyms: design, plan, project

Synonyms

devise, excogitate, forge, formulate, invent, cast, project, throw, design, plan

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in contrive:

iconvert, invector

Common word forms

contrived, contriver, contrives, contriving, contrivement

Words from these letters

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