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Definitions

engineer

[en-juh-neer] / ˌɛn dʒəˈnɪər /
NOUN
person who puts together things
Synonyms
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architect builder designer director inventor manager planner surveyor
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contriver deviser manipulator originator schemer sights techie
WEAK
technie
VERB
devise; bring about
Synonyms
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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
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destroy disarrange disorder disorganize mismanage
STRONG
forget ignore leave alone neglect

Example Sentences

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He is an engineer in the New Jersey area.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Michael Duffy, a 71-year-old software engineer who lives in Sebastopol, Calif., has read “Project Hail Mary” twice and seen the movie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Wright was previously a systems engineer at Bendix Aerospace, and at Nasa was responsible for the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Like most proprietary software, Claude’s source code is usually obfuscated and hard to reverse engineer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Was he not an engineer with a diploma from Shanghai to prove it?

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.