Contrive and Cope

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Contrive

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

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

Nearby Words: contrivance, contriving, contriver

Cope

Cope verb - To meet one's day-to-day needs.

Usage example: a young man learning to cope on his own at college

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Contrive and cope are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrive" instead a verb "Cope".

Nearby Words: coped, coping

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reason	contrive reason	cope reason
excuse	contrive excuse	cope excuse
situation	contrive situation	cope situation
way	contrive way	cope way
Other words: everyone, deaths.

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