contrive synonyms

contrive

v.

  1. To invent

    make, improvise, devise, think up; see create 2, invent 1, plan 1.

  2. To succeed with difficulty

    manage, pass, compass, negotiate, afford, engineer, manipulate, shift, make shift, get by, arrange, execute, carry out, effect, bring about, maneuver, swing*, wrangle*; see also achieve 1, succeed 1.

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