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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He started Pegasus in 2024 with his own money and a handful of engineers in Colorado and Eastern Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal

Looking ahead, the team plans to engineer even more advanced organoids to refine their models.

From Science Daily

The ballot will be for about 1,000 members of staff who are part of Unite the Union, mainly involved in housing maintenance work, like plumbing and heating engineering.

From BBC

Giant cantilever cranes date from the beginning of the 20th Century, when Scotland led the world in shipbuilding and engineering.

From BBC

“I’m a software engineer and I have a great opportunity for you,” Koh said he messaged dozens of Americans daily, when remote working peaked during the pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal

engineer

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