Contrive

Verb

 * 1) To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot.
 * 2) To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation.
 * 3) To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light.

Adverbs for Contrive
ingeniously; cunningly; sedulously; curiously; cleverly; providentially; indirectly; scientifically; mechanically; mysteriously; intricately; malignantly; maliciously; viciously; bitterly; revengefully.

Derived terms
contriver; contrivance

Synonyms for Contrive
invent, make, frame, form, plan, design, devise, scheme, arrange, plot, project, execute.

Antonyms for Contrive
destroy, ruin, wreck, waste, abolish, disrupt, overthrow, topple, demolish, smash.

Thesaurus
fabricate, fare, fashion, figure, finagle, forecast, formulate, frame, generate, gerrymander, get, get along, get by, get on, give being to, give rise to, go along, go on, hack it, handle, hatch, hatch up, improvise, induce, inspire, instigate, intend, intrigue, invent, jockey, lay plans, lead, machinate, make, make a projection, make arrangements, make do with, make it, make out, make the grade, make up, manage, manage somehow, maneuver, manipulate, manufacture, mature, methodize, mint, motivate, move, muddle through, negotiate, obtain, organize, originate, play games, plot, prearrange, procreate, procure, program, project, provoke, pull strings, put over, put through, rationalize, rig, schedule, schematize, scheme, scrape along, set up, shape, shape up, spawn, stack up, strike out, succeed in, superinduce, swing, swing the deal, systematize, think out, think up, turn out, vamp up, wangle, work out, work up, arrange, be so, be such, beget, breed, bring, bring forth, bring into being, bring on, calculate, call forth, call into being, cast, clear, clear the hurdle, cogitate, coin, collogue, collude, come along, come on, come out, come through, conceive, concert, concoct, connive, conspire, cook up, cut out, cut the mustard, design, develop, devise, discover, draw down, draw on, dream up, effect, elaborate, elicit, engender, engineer, evoke, evolve,

Etymology
Middle English contreve:, Old French controver: (French controuver:), from trover: (French trouver:).