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Showing words for CONTRIVING using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Contriving

contriving

8 Letter Words for Contriving

citronin, ignitron, noticing, trigonic

7 Letter Words for Contriving

coining, corning, crining, crinion, gironic, gitonin, intrigo, invigor, invitor, ironing, nicotin, noritic, ointing, rioting, roining, tricing, trining, vinitor, vinting, voicing

6 Letter Words for Contriving

citing, citrin, citron, congii, coning, contin, coriin, coring, cornin, cortin, coting, coving, crotin, inctri, ingirt, inring, intron, invict, ironic, nigori, nitric, noting, oniric, origin, ricing, rincon, riving, roting, roving, ticing, ticino, tignon, tining, tiring, toning, tricon, trigon, vicing, victor, vignin, vining, viocin, virgin, viring, virino, virion, vitric, voting

5 Letter Words for Contriving

cirio, cogit, coign, coing, conin, contg, contr, corgi, corni, covin, gconv, giron, givin, goric, grint, griot, groin, gront, icing, iconv, incog, incor, ingot, inion, innit, inorg, intro, ionic, iortn, iring, niton, nitro, noint, nonic, norit, oncin, ontic, orcin, orgic, ricin, ronin, tigon, tingi, tonic, toric, torii, trigo, troic, tronc, vigor, vinci, vingt, vinic, virgo, viron, vitro

4 Letter Words for Contriving

cion, cito, coin, coir, coit, cong, coni, conn, cont, conv, corn, cort, corv, crig, crin, crit, ginn, giri, girn, giro, girt, govt, grin, grit, grot, icon, incr, ingo, init, inro, inti, into, intr, invt, iron, ivin, niog, nito, noir, nong, nori, norn, oint, orig, otic, ring, riot, rivo, roin, roit, rong, ront, rotc, roti, tinc, ting, tong, tonn, torc, tori, torn, trig, trin, trio, trog, tron, vino, vint, vogt

3 Letter Words for Contriving

cig, cir, cit, civ, cog, con, cor, cot, cro, crt, ctg, ctn, cto, ctr, gin, gio, git, goi, gon, gor, got, gov, gro, gtc, ign, inc, ing, inn, int, inv, ion, nco, nig, nit, nog, non, nor, not, nov, oct, oii, oni, ont, orc, org, ort, otc, rct, rig, rin, rio, rit, riv, roc, rog, roi, ron, rot, rti, tgn, tic, tig, tin, tng, toc, tog, toi, ton, tor, tov, tri, vcr, vic, vig, vii, vin, voc, vog, von, vor

Definitions for Contriving

[1] to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent: The author contrived a clever plot.
[2] to bring about or effect by a plan, scheme, or the like; manage: He contrived to gain their votes.
[3] to plot (evil, treachery, etc.).
[4] to form designs; plan.
[5] to plot.
[6] (tr) to manage (something or to do something), esp by means of a trick; engineer he contrived to make them meet
[7] (tr) to think up or adapt ingeniously or elaborately he contrived a new mast for the boat
[8] to plot or scheme (treachery, evil, etc)

Words related to Contriving

contriveimprovise, concoct, fabricate, devise, manipulate, manufacture, plot, fashion, handle, form, formulate, make, move, construct, project, vamp, wangle, plan, frame, hatch

Words nearby Contriving

contrivecontributory, contributory negligence, contrite, contrition, contrivance, contrive, contrived, control, control account, control board, control center

Origin of Contriving

e1275–1325; Middle English contreven < Middle French contreuv-, tonic stem of controver to devise, invent, Old French: to decide, agree upon < Late Latin contropāre to compare, equivalent to con- con- + *tropāre (> French trouver to find; see trover); development of vowel unclear

Other words from Contriving

con·triv·a·ble , adjective
con·triv·er , noun
pre·con·trive , verb, pre·con·trived, pre·con·triv·ing.
un·con·triv·ing , adjective

Word origin for Contriving

eC14: from Old French controver, from Late Latin contropāre to represent by figures of speech, compare, from Latin com- together + tropus figure of speech, trope

Synonyms for Contriving

concoct, devise, dream up, fabricate, improvise, manipulate, construct, create, engineer, fashion, forge, form, formulate, frame, handle, hatch, make, manufacture, move, plan, plot, project, rig, scheme, vamp, wangle, come up with, cook up, make up, throw together, trump up, whip up