CONTRIVERS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

contrivers

noun

plural of contriver

as in inventors

one who creates or introduces something new a contriver of yet another piece of exercise equipment guaranteed to tighten up your abs

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The continent’s inventors are in the spotlight as Johannesburg prepares to host the final of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Africa prize.

— Leah Quinn, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Greiner paid $125,000 for a 20 percent stake in the company, and the inventors’ appearance on the program caused sales to skyrocket.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of inventors

Noun

Different colors and fabrics also give designers ways to refresh the familiar style.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Big designers have done this on several occasions in recent years, although it’s never extended beyond the occasional deployment of larger models.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of designers

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What happens next As the local debate over autonomous vehicles intensifies, AV developers are increasingly looking overseas as a potential hedge to more obstacles in cropping up in the US.

— Andrew Hawkins, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026
As developers use 8-30g to advance four- and five-story building plans in suburbs that otherwise wouldn’t consider them, both political parties are saying voters should look at what’s happening.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of developers

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An American who knows nothing about real football comes to the place where it was invented and attempts to tell the creators of the sport how to play.

— Jay Martel, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
This latest collaboration builds on Moynat’s push to work with artists and pop-culture creators.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

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