Contrive and Stage

Contrive

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

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

Nearby Words: contrivance, contriving, contriver

Stage

Stage verb - To bring before the public in performance or exhibition.
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Synonyms for Stage

Contrive and stage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrive" instead a verb "Stage".

Nearby Words: stagy, staged, staging, stager, stagey

Common collocations

plan contrive plan stage plan
assassination contrive assassination stage assassination
times contrive times stage times
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