Contrive a story

Synonyms for "contrive a story" (19 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Noun(4 words)

accomplish achieve arrange concoct

Strong matches (6)

Noun(6 words)

craft create device devise engineer fabricate

Related words (9)

Noun(9 words)

gadget invent invention lie manage plot ploy ruse scheme

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More general

12 entries

accomplish achieve apparatus create device invent make maneuver plan strategy succeed tool

More specific

15 entries

arrange a getawayconcoct a talecraft a plotdevise a planengineer a schemeengineer an escapefabricate a liegadgetinvent a storyinvention machination machineplan an exitploy ruse

Collocations

12 entries

a narrativea plana plota solutiona storyan excuseartful contrivanceclever contrivancefabricated contrivancehidden contrivancemechanical contrivancepractical contrivance

Inflections

4 entries

contrivances contrived contrives contriving

Derivations

5 entries

contrivability contrivance contrive contrived contriver

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