THOUGHT (UP) Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

thought (up)

verb

Definition of thought (up)

past tense of think (up)

as in devised

to create or think of by clever use of the imagination the marketing department is trying to think up better ways to pitch our product to younger consumers

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But state and local planners devised a way to answer commuter’s growing concerns by converting Independence into a freeway.

— DJ Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2026
Once citizenship at birth begins turning on categories devised by executive officials, the certainty the 14th Amendment was intended to establish starts to disappear.

— Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of devised

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The removal of Maelor, however, snowballed into this moment where that character’s absence didn’t allow for that horrific book moment to be realized, so another set of reasons was concocted.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The cocktail menu leans into the couple’s heritage with some Argentine staples, including the El Clásico of Fernet and Coke and El Diego, concocted with sweet vermouth, Coke and a splash of whiskey.

— Rick West, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of concocted

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Anna’s sheer lace dress with a huge keyhole in the front and an open back is fine but also like a million other dresses; the same goes for Jude’s nicely constructed, but very familiar, black velvet dress with a corset.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026
Leonard, Sheldon and Howard constructed a vari-state quantum entanglement device.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of constructed

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Davis and his lawyer, Michael Sanft, have centered their defense on the argument that Davis invented his accounts for personal advantage, entertainment and money.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
In 1994, as Chinese reformer Deng Xiaoping’s market liberalization unleashed a heady entrepreneurial spirit across the People’s Republic, Wang quit his job at a vocational college and invented the world’s first automatic soymilk maker.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of invented

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That definition appears designed to keep participating firms focused on criminal enterprises and out of interstate conflicts.

— Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Amazon, which has been making drone deliveries in Darlington since February, said its drone operated as designed and made a safe landing.

— Annie Palmer, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of designed

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