Contrive and Imagine

Contrive

Contrive verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.
Usage example: contrived abstract metal sculptures using old household utensils

Imagine and contrive are semantically related in create topic. In some cases you can use "Imagine" instead a verb "Contrive".

Nearby Words: contrivance, contriving, contriver

Imagine

Imagine verb - To form a mental picture of.

Contrive and imagine are semantically related in create topic. Sometimes you can use "Contrive" instead a verb "Imagine".

Common collocations

reason contrive reason imagine reason
situation contrive situation imagine situation
way contrive way imagine way
everyone contrive everyone imagine everyone
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