contrive

/kəntɹˈaɪv/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. make or work out a plan for; devise
   “They contrived to murder their boss”
2. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
   “excogitate a way to measure the speed of light”
3. put or send forth
   “She threw the flashlight beam into the corner”

Synonyms for contrive

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

Words that rhyme with contrive

• drive
• live
• alive
• dive
• hive
• derive
• revive
• beehive
• five
• overdrive
• survive
• deprive
• nosedive
• archive
• arrive
• connive
• jive
• strive
• thrive
• clyve
• dr
• hyperdrive
• shive