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Contrivance

//kənˈtɹaɪ.vəns//

Synonyms for "contrivance" (267 found)

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Informal (44)

Name, noun, verb, slang(7 words)

line twist step racket scheme trump organ

Adj, noun, verb, slang(7 words)

color game attack trick switch slant beginning

Adj, adv, intj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Noun, verb, slang(15 words)

shift picture thing tool dupe plot angle finesse blueprint method coup brainchild planning jury-rig grift

Name, noun, pron, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, intj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adv, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, noun, slang(1 words)

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Intj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Verb, slang(1 words)

Intj, noun, slang(1 words)

Noun, slang(4 words)

gadget gizmo red herring power tool

General use (223)

Noun, verb(55 words)

measure stroke move approach answer design instrument disposition argument structure program maneuver schedule machine vehicle stooge resource theme rigging gimmick

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Noun(96 words)

device movement dodge arrangement creation development organization system conception creature continuity complication machinery foresight procedure subterfuge invention convenience catastrophe recognition

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Adj, noun, verb(8 words)

subject background feint intermediate gimcrack stopgap scheming forethought

Name, noun, verb(9 words)

plan art enterprise craft cabal means slave wile ruse

Intj, noun, verb(1 words)

Name, noun(6 words)

agent idea atmosphere confederacy sleight covin

Adj, noun(9 words)

makeshift expedient intermediary incident topic minion plaything tactic interagent

Adv, name, noun, verb(1 words)

Verb(5 words)

go between frame up graphing blueprinting making do

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last expedient last shift stroke of policy working proposition mechanical device deep-laid plot web of intrigue creative effort precision tool speed tool

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