engineer

[en-juh-neer] / ˌɛn dʒəˈnɪər /

NOUN

person who puts together things

Synonyms

STRONGEST

architect builder designer director inventor manager planner surveyor

STRONG

contriver deviser manipulator originator schemer sights techie

WEAK

technie

VERB

devise; bring about

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrange come up with conceive concoct create direct manage manipulate negotiate organize set up supervise

STRONG

angle cause con contrive control cook doctor effect encompass finagle jockey machinate maneuver operate originate plan plant plot rig scam scheme superintend swing upstage wangle work

WEAK

play games pull strings pull wires put one on put one over put over put through

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy disarrange disorder disorganize mismanage

STRONG

forget ignore leave alone neglect

Example Sentences

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Mr. Paine highlights technological breakthroughs as well, such as the feats of hydraulic engineering in China that created water routes through the country’s vast interior as early as the fifth century B.C.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jacob Andreou, who leads product and growth for Microsoft AI, will become executive vice president of Copilot, in charge of its design, product, growth and engineering.

From The Wall Street Journal

My dad and brother, both engineers who do most of their own car upkeep, helped me understand what maintenance issues to look for.

From MarketWatch

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of Caltech in Pasadena, manages mission operations, system engineering, and testing.

From Science Daily

The era of aggressive structural engineering has given way to what looks like a period of truce management.

From The Wall Street Journal

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