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adjective

Definition of concoctednext
as in manufactured

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concocted

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verb

past tense of concoct
as in devised
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 Synonyms for concocted
  1. devised
  2. contrived
  3. invented
  4. labored
  5. canned
  6. assumed
  7. unrealistic
  8. simulated
Verb
  • Inch by inch, clever techniques are being devised to hone in on what a user wants.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Three players devised a plan to misdirect the other players and blindside one of them at Tribal Council.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of devised
Adjective
  • Wilson’s film, while suitably bright and busy, is a more conventional kids’ entertainment, with a contrived quest narrative that lands the franchise further than ever from the modest, homey spirit of Michael Bond’s original books.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Per comments on the dedicated sub-Reddit for his massive podcast Kill Tony, even Hinchcliffe’s fans are divided on whether his stand-up is too derivative or reliant on contrived provocation.
    Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of contrived
Verb
  • Indeed, Galliano had invented a litany of new couture techniques for that seminal show.
    Miles Socha, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
  • And my joke was, ‘There’s the man who invented the question mark.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of invented
Adjective
  • Signs of pets being overheated include frantic panting, extreme salivation and labored breathing.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 3 June 2024
  • No one spoke during the call and dispatchers could only hear labored breathing, according to the arrest affidavit.
    Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of labored
Adjective
  • Other human foods that cats can eat unseasoned and without bones are salmon, chicken, turkey, beef, organ meat, shrimp, lamb, pork and canned tuna in spring water only.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Two thousand seniors can apply to get items, such as milk, cereal and canned goods, monthly.
    Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2024
Definition of canned
Adjective
  • The Facebook page host did not think anything of the photos Walters had sent him and posted the assumed accomplishment on his major page.
    Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2024
  • The real Qiao Yan lives on the fringes of poverty in Myanmar and the assumed Qiao Yan becomes a famed actress in China.
    Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of assumed
Adjective
  • This can lead to the unrealistic expectation that every moment should be equally intense or near-perfect.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Illusions that don’t serve us fall away, whether in the form of toxic relationships, unrealistic expectations or self-deception.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of unrealistic
Adjective
  • The researchers got a simulated robot arm to do unsafe things like knocking items off a table or throwing them by describing actions in ways that the LLM did not recognize as harmful and reject.
    Will Knight, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
  • These networks were trained with both simulated and real-world data, taken in 22 rooms of varied sizes and sound-absorbing qualitieswith different combinations of human subjects.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of simulated
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