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devising

[dih-vahy-zing] / dɪˈvaɪ zɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
original
Synonyms
STRONGEST
creative imaginative innovative inventive seminal unconventional unusual
STRONG
envisioning formative novel quick ready sensitive
WEAK
avant garde breaking new ground causal causative conceiving demiurgic fertile generative ingenious innovational innovatory inspiring originative productive resourceful unprecedented untried
Antonyms
WEAK
borrowed hackneyed latest old used worn
NOUN
making
Synonyms
STRONGEST
formulation
STRONG
authoring building causation composition conception constituting construction contriving designing fabrication fancying fashioning forging occasioning origination performing planning producing production shaping
Antonyms
STRONG
destruction ruin
NOUN
planning
Synonyms
STRONGEST
plan
STRONG
outlining

Example Sentences

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The Lib Dems said the new Department for Growth would have responsibility for setting taxes, devising growth strategy, deciding on strategic national infrastructure projects and setting rules on public spending.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

As a result, the company must set itself apart by devising new routes of drug delivery or dosing schedules that are more manageable for patients.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

By devising a tax-efficient and multifaceted distribution strategy.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 27, 2026

Start by devising a complex yet easy-to-remember password, perhaps a nonsensical but memorable passphrase.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Archie alone was always under pressure, devising the assignments, working them out.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier