Contrive and Phrase

Contrive

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

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

Phrase verb - To convey in appropriate or telling terms.

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Contrive and phrase are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrive" instead a verb "Phrase".

Nearby Words: phrasing, phrasal, phrased

way	contrive way	phrase way
times	contrive times	phrase times

This is only true of particularly strong and visible words, such as "vertiginous." Better to re-use a simple tag or phrase than to contrive cumbersome methods of avoiding it.

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Phrase and Contrive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrive/phrase

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