contrived

Meaning

contrive

  1. To invent by an exercise of ingeniosity; to devise
  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.
  4. (obsolete, transitive) To spend (time, or a period).

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Synonyms

artificial
C1
stilted
hokey
35k
designed
B2
invented
B2

cookedup

devised
C2
planned
B1
cruddy
ersatz
factitious

far-fetched

flimsy
23k
gilded
28k
imitation
C2
implausible
46k
inelegant
intentional
C2
made-up
21k
mannered
43k
plummy
prepared
B1
shoddy
25k
stagey
stagy
synthetic
C2
tall
B1
trite
33k
unbelievable
B1
unconvincing
affected
B2
arty-crafty

fine-spun

la-di-da
45k
niminy-piminy
artsy-craftsy
arranged
B2
artful
38k
arty
26k
cheap
B1
constrained
38k
constructed
C2
contemplated
34k
Translations

bedrieglijk
slinks
artificiel
erfand
forcé
forçat
artificial
gemacht

faktitiv

gekünstelt
käsig
popelig

Scheiß…

poplig
mies
Frequency

32k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kənˈtɹaɪvd/

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