Contrive and Trace

Contrive

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

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

Nearby Words: contrivance, contriving, contriver

Trace

Trace verb - To draw or make apparent the outline of.

Contrive and trace are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrive" instead a verb "Trace".

Nearby Words: track, traced, tracing, traceable, tracking

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

line contrive line trace line
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