Bluff and Contrive

Bluff

Bluff verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.

Contrive and bluff are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Contrive" instead a verb "Bluff".

Nearby Words: bluffing, bluffer, bluffed, bluffy

Contrive

Contrive verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.

Bluff and contrive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bluff" instead a verb "Contrive".

Nearby Words: contrivance, contriving, contriver

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

situation bluff situation contrive situation
way bluff way contrive way
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