Contrive and Perform

Contrive

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

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

Nearby Words: contrivance, contriving, contriver

Perform

Perform verb - To carry through (as a process) to completion.

Contrive and perform are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrive" instead a verb "Perform".

Common collocations

way contrive way perform way
sorts contrive sorts perform sorts
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