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Definitions

think up

VERB
cause
Synonyms
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begin create generate induce lead to make precipitate produce provoke
STRONG
brainstorm breed compel effect elicit engender evoke hatch incite introduce kickoff kindle let motivate muster occasion open originate revert secure
WEAK
be at the bottom of break in break the ice bring to pass come out with cook up dream up fire up get things rolling give rise to make up result in sow the seeds start the ball rolling work up
Antonyms
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destroy discourage end halt prevent ruin stop
STRONG
block close cover delay deter finish hide hinder impede keep obstruct repress
VERB
coin
Synonyms
STRONG
brainstorm compose conceive contrive counterfeit fabricate forge formulate frame manufacture mint mold originate spark spitball stamp strike
WEAK
dream up head trip make up make up off the top of one's head trump up
Antonyms
STRONG
demolish destroy ruin stop wreck
VERB
conceive
Synonyms
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design develop devise dream up envision formulate originate produce realize visualize
STRONG
brainstorm cogitate consider contrive envisage fancy feature form image imagine meditate ponder project purpose ruminate spark speculate
WEAK
become pregnant cook up depicture head trip make up spitball trump up
Antonyms
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end result
STRONG
destroy dismiss disregard forget ignore neglect ruin stop
WEAK
abort misunderstand not believe
VERB
design
Synonyms
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compose devise fashion form invent produce
STRONG
contrive fabricate frame originate
WEAK
cook up dream up make up
Antonyms
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destroy ruin
STRONG
demolish wreck
WEAK
disorder disorganize
VERB
devise
Synonyms
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arrange come up with concoct construct craft create design discover forge formulate hatch invent mastermind prepare work out
STRONG
ad-lib blueprint brainstorm cast chart cogitate contrive form frame imagine improvise intrigue machinate plan plot project scheme shape spark vamp
WEAK
cook up dope out fake it get off head trip make up play it by ear throw together trump up whip up
Antonyms
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destroy disorder disorganize ruin
STRONG
forget ignore neglect stop
WEAK
borrow
VERB
dream
Synonyms
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conceive crave daydream fantasize invent think visualize
STRONG
brainstorm concoct create devise envisage fancy formulate hallucinate hanker hatch hunger idealize imagine long for picture pine sigh stargaze thirst
WEAK
be delirious be moonstruck be up in clouds build castles in air cook up have a flash have a nightmare have a notion have a vision make up search for pot of gold
VERB
dream up
Synonyms
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contrive devise hatch invent
WEAK
cook up create frame imagine make up spin
VERB
envisage/envision
Synonyms
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anticipate behold conceive conceptualize contemplate externalize fancy feature foresee form mental picture of grasp have a picture of image imagine look upon materialize objectify predict realize regard see survey view view in mind's eye vision visualize
VERB
envision
Synonyms
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anticipate conceive contemplate envisage foresee predict realize regard see visualize
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behold conceptualize externalize fancy feature grasp image imagine materialize objectify survey view
WEAK
look upon vision
Antonyms
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disregard ignore look away neglect
VERB
excogitate
Synonyms
STRONG
conceive consider contemplate contrive deliberate derive develop devise educe evolve frame invent mind ponder ruminate study weigh
WEAK
mull over perpend think out work out
Antonyms
STRONG
decrease destroy discard disregard forget halt ignore neglect stop
VERB
fabricate
Synonyms
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assemble concoct construct contrive dream up formulate invent
STRONG
brainstorm build compose create devise erect fashion form frame join make mix organize produce shape structure
WEAK
cobble up cook up fit together head trip knock together make up piece together prefab put together throw together throw up turn out whip up whomp up
Antonyms
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demolish destroy ruin
STRONG
disarrange divide neglect raze separate
WEAK
break tell the truth wreck
VERB
fancy
Synonyms
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visualize
STRONG
believe conceive conjecture envisage envision fantasize feature guess image infer phantom picture realize reckon spark spitball suppose surmise think vision
WEAK
be inclined to think dream up head trip make up make up off top of one's head think likely trump up
VERB
hatch
Synonyms
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breed come up with conceive concoct devise dream up formulate incubate invent originate spawn
STRONG
bear brainstorm brood cause contrive design engender generate induce make occasion parent plot prepare procreate produce project provoke scheme set sire spitball
WEAK
bring forth cook up get up give birth lay eggs make up throw together trump up whip up work up
Antonyms
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destroy
STRONG
discourage disorganize dissuade end finish halt hinder kill neglect prevent refuse ruin stop
VERB
imagine
Synonyms
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brainstorm conceptualize create depict devise envisage envision fabricate fancy fantasize fantasy feature figure form frame harbor image invent nurture perceive picture plan project realize scheme spark visualize
WEAK
build castles in air conjure up cook up make up pipe dream see in one's mind think of vision
Antonyms
STRONG
break destroy disregard ignore neglect ruin tell the truth
WEAK
know
VERB
invent
Synonyms
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concoct forge
STRONG
equivocate fake falsify feign fib lie misrepresent misstate pretend prevaricate simulate vamp
WEAK
conjure up create out of thin air make believe make up tell a white lie tell untruth trump up
Antonyms
STRONG
be honest tell the truth
WEAK
steal
VERB
manufacture
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create fabricate produce
STRONG
contrive devise hatch
WEAK
cook up make up trump up
Antonyms
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destroy ruin
VERB
mastermind
Synonyms
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organize
STRONG
author
VERB
mint
Synonyms
STRONG
cast construct devise fabricate fashion forge invent issue make mold monetize produce provide punch stamp strike
WEAK
make up
Antonyms
STRONG
break demolish destroy dismantle lose raze ruin take tell the truth
VERB
originate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conceive develop discover evolve found generate hatch initiate invent produce spark spawn
STRONG
cause coin compose form formulate inaugurate innovate institute launch make parent pioneer procreate start
WEAK
break the ice bring about come up with give birth to open up set in motion set up usher in
Antonyms
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cease decrease destroy end halt stop
STRONG
finish kill prevent ruin
WEAK
effect result terminate

Example Sentences

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It’s about as dramatic a business narrative as you could think up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

The pauses in chat were glacial as we all tried to think up stimulating questions that might lead us somewhere other than strained silence.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2025

“I don’t think up until this point, I don’t think anybody really thought it was real and this week it’s pretty real. There isn’t a next week.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2023

Mr Keen said he was not looking forward to the sea ice as he continues to head north - and added that he "may need to think up a plan B" for getting through it.

From BBC • May 15, 2023

Nobody could think up a new strategy as he could.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

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