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Contrived

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /kənˈtɹaɪvd/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Contrived is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of contrive.

Meaning

simple past and past participle of contrive.

More Meanings

  1. Created in a deliberate, rather than natural or spontaneous, way.
  2. Unnatural, forced; artificial, or unrealistic.

Example Sentences

contrived joke
contrived answer
contrived speech
contrived solution

Synonyms for contrived

Depending on context, synonyms include staged, insincere, factitious, artificial, affected, planned.

stagedinsincerefactitiousartificialaffectedplannedstilted

Antonyms for contrived

Common opposites include spontaneous.

spontaneous

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include artificial, affected, planned, stilted, man-made, manmade.

artificialaffectedplannedstiltedman-mademanmadehuman-mademanufacturedfireddrawncreatedfabricatedforcedstageylaboredstudiedstraineddeliberatepremeditated

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