Synonyms of drum up

drum up

verb

as in to devise

to create or think of by clever use of the imagination

anyone who drums up a better way of doing this tedious task will make a fortune

Synonyms & Similar Words

• devise
• construct
• concoct
• invent
• design
• cook (up)
• think (up)
• come up with
• trump up
• make up
• manufacture
• produce
• vamp (up)
• hatch
• fabricate
• excogitate
• contrive
• imagine
• coin
• conceive
• dream
• visualize
• vision
• envision
• fantasize
• improvise
• envisage
• daydream
• picture
• extemporize
• ad-lib

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• copy
• reproduce
• duplicate
• mimic
• imitate
• replicate
• clone
• reduplicate
• copycat

Examples of drum up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Her mission in the Keystone State was to meet with canvassers and door-knockers, engage Black community leaders, speak at churches and try to drum up support for Harris and running mate Tim Walz. —Mike Deehan, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024

Ortberg is now tasked with drumming up cash and stopping the bleeding as the company's losses mount. —Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024

Zelensky unveils ‘Victory Plan’ after failing to drum up additional support from allies That’s nothing new for the group, which held its first summit of Brazil, Russia, India and China in 2009 as a convergence of key emerging markets before expanding the following year to include South Africa. —Simone McCarthy, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024

Giorgetti is also drumming up more money by cutting expenses in public administration. —Kali Hays, Fortune Europe, 16 Oct. 2024