concocted
Brewed from nothing
Concocted is the past tense of concoct, which means to prepare by mixing ingredients or to devise through imagination.
You concoct a sauce or a potion in the kitchen, or you concoct a story, scheme, or excuse in your mind.
The word often carries a whiff of fabrication or implausibility: a concocted alibi, a hastily concocted explanation.
Invented, not real
- falsifiedMade deliberately inaccurate
- fakeNot the real thing
- phonyFraudulent person or thing
- bogusCounterfeit or fraudulent
sham · forged · counterfeit · fraudulent · misleading · deceitful · spurious · feigned
Invented, not real
- devisedPlanned or invented
- contrivedDeliberately manufactured, unnatural
- made upConcocted or reconciled
- hatchedEmerged from egg
dreamed up · formulated · cooked up · trumped up · whipped up · manufactured · created · invented
Cooking preparation instructions
- dishFood container or recipe
- creationMaking something exist
- mealOccasion for nourishment
- sauceLiquid food accompaniment
soup · stew · brew · blend · flavor · seasoning · ingredients · chef
Steeped or fermented drink
- potionEnchanted liquid mixture
- elixirMythical healing draught
- mixtureCombined but unbonded substances
- blendCombine into mixture
infusion · tincture · preparation · compound · formula · remedy · tonic · draft
Storyline or land parcel
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- machinationCrafty scheming, often hostile
- ruseDeliberate act of deception
ploy · stratagem · intrigue · gambit · maneuver · plan · cover story · alibi
Mythical healing draught
- potionEnchanted liquid mixture
- transmutationComplete change of form
- alchemistPractitioner of proto-chemistry
- alembicDistillation apparatus
crucible · philosopher's stone · quintessence · arcane · esoteric · mystical · occult · sorcery
fabricated
Invented, not real
bogus · sham · forged · counterfeit · fraudulent · misleading · deceitful · spurious · feigned · doctored
fabricated
Invented, not real
- devisedPlanned or invented
- contrivedDeliberately manufactured, unnatural
- made upConcocted or reconciled
dreamed up · hatched · formulated · cooked up · trumped up · whipped up · manufactured · created · invented · originated
recipe
Cooking preparation instructions
sauce · soup · stew · brew · blend · flavor · seasoning · ingredients · chef · kitchen
brew
Steeped or fermented drink
blend · infusion · tincture · preparation · compound · formula · remedy · tonic · draft · solution
plot
Storyline or land parcel
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- machinationCrafty scheming, often hostile
ruse · ploy · stratagem · intrigue · gambit · maneuver · plan · cover story · alibi · excuse
elixir
Mythical healing draught
- potionEnchanted liquid mixture
- transmutationComplete change of form
- alchemistPractitioner of proto-chemistry
alembic · crucible · philosopher's stone · quintessence · arcane · esoteric · mystical · occult · sorcery · magical
concoctedgenuine
Truly what it claims
real · authentic · true · natural · discovered
concoctedspontaneous
Arising without external cause
natural · unplanned · improvised · organic · accidental