to manufacture

Examples

• All

• It is not too difficult to imagine that many of our fears are manufactured for us.

  Ethos (2011)

• In this bizarre worldview, there are no aliens, rather the powers that be are manufacturing a threat that doesn't exist.

  Aliens at the Pentagon (2018)

• He's able to manufacture whatever truth he wants to spread.

• One of the primary means used to manufacture state patriotism was education.

  Academic text (1995)

• Try as he might, he can't manufacture the joy of the moment.

  Fiction book (1996)

• He can't manufacture evidence out of thin air.

  RoboCop (2014)

• I'm better at all these lies that I've manufactured... than I am at the lies I'm living.

  Playing by Heart (1998)

• You just manufacture illusions.

  The Glass Menagerie (1987)

• Others argue that today's strains are artificial, manufactured by cynical post-communist demagogues looking to legitimize their rule.

  Academic text (1999)

• The lawyer was accused of trying to manufacture false evidence to win the case.

Synonyms

M

to make up

vsto manufacture

972 3.2

Invent a story or excuse that is not true

implies deliberate deception and intent to mislead rather than simple creation

F

to fake

vsto manufacture

195 4.2

To make or change something to trick people

is mainly for false stories or excuses rather than physical counterfeits

I

to invent

vsto manufacture

181 3.2

To make up a story or excuse that is not true

typically carries an intent to deceive rather than neutral imagination

F

to fabricate

vsto manufacture

50 7.3

To make up false information to trick people

includes creating false stories, excuses, or any other deceptive material

C

to concoct

vsto manufacture

46 6.0

Make up a story or excuse to trick people

focuses more on deliberate deceit rather than creative planning

F

to falsify

vsto manufacture

• Formal

44 7.3

To make documents or facts not true to deceive people

is broader, applying to creating false stories or items beyond altered records

C

to cook up

vsto manufacture

• Informal

37 5.6

Invent a story or excuse to trick people

is the more general term for deliberate deception without playful imagination

C

to concoct an excuse

vsto manufacture

6.5

To make up a false reason to avoid blame

covers creating false stories, evidence, or plans not limited to reasons

Antonyms

T

to tell the truth

814 2.7

Say what really happened without hiding facts or lying

How Deceptive

to manufacture

62 6.3

to concoct

46 6.0

to make up

972 3.2

Surface Forms

Etymology