Contrive and Recount

Contrive

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

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

Nearby Words: contrivance, contriving, contriver

Recount

Recount verb - To give an oral or written account of in some detail.
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Synonyms for Recount

Contrive and recount are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrive" instead a verb "Recount".

Nearby Words: recounted, recounting

Common collocations

love contrive love recount love
plot contrive plot recount plot
times contrive times recount times
deaths contrive deaths recount deaths
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