CONCOCTING Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

concocting

verb

present participle of concoct

as in devising

to create or think of by clever use of the imagination trying to concoct an explanation for how the lamp got broken by itself

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Recent Examples of concocting When the Farmer destroys the flock’s pumpkin patch, Shaun turns mad scientist, concocting a growth potion to put things right. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 Explanations require concocting narratives and then defending them. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026 Secrecy laws like Georgia’s shield the public from awareness of the growing costs of pharmacists concocting drugs and the doctors administering the injections. — Max Blau, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2026 The figure concocting this foreign mist of positivity, Sumrall, grunted and frowned through the evening. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026 And so, my mind began to wander, concocting dark stories about our new home. — Ashley Woo, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026 So, too, do the antics of his estate manager (a buoyant Sam Adegoke), always concocting money-making schemes, and the wide-eyed adoration of the girl next door (Amelia Mason, deftly balancing naïveté with seductiveness), who wants to save him. — Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 Think hands-on, creative culinary practices like concocting herbal infusions, blending spices, and fermenting. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 27 Aug. 2026 Baldoni denied wrongdoing and accused Lively of concocting false allegations as part of an effort to wrest creative control of the film. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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With her knack for devising novel solutions to seemingly insoluble problems, no one was better suited for the job.

— Dean Robbins, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Mungiu may have a less sadistic streak and a more active camera, but the two filmmakers share a particular commitment to narrative indeterminacy, devising intricate yet incomplete crime-story plots that function broadly as sociopolitical allegories.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026

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For textile biotechnology companies, the service could provide access to industrial fermentation equipment without the upfront expense of constructing a dedicated facility.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, environmental activists have been demanding the cancellation of permissions given to AI data centers in Visakhapatnam, where Google is constructing its $15 billion project.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

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