contrived
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7.4
- adjective
- /kənˈtraɪvd/
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forzado
- The plot of the movie was so contrived that it felt forced and unbelievable.
- contrived situation
- highly contrived
- rather contrived
It's just, it feels so contrived and it feels so unnatural.
- It's just, it feels so contrived and it feels so unnatural.
- And it may sound contrived, but to them now you're present.
- Plato, my boy, you have such a contrived example here.
- They are, they are contrived effects, right?
- OK, Now obviously all puzzles are a little bit contrived.
- That word like seduction, it sounds very, very contrived.
- You know, there's certain things you, you start going, I don't know, this sounds, this sounds kind of contrived, this little story about how mad I was.
- And he had changed the protagonist to a woman, which can be fine, but there were it felt so manufactured and contrived.
- So is is what you're seeing contrived, made-up like that set of screenshots that I think was and OK, let's say that that's not.
- I don't know who he's quite the antithesis of, but he's definitely counter to much of the fitness industry that is contrived.
- And the the very contrived plot detail that Johannes Burdon's head is turned around so that she's looking backwards.
Examples
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And it feels just left of normal conversation, like it doesn't, it feels very contrived and stilted.
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Plato, my boy, you have such a contrived example here.
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So in this very contrived example would be these guys.
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Like let's say that you know, let me get back to my contrived example.
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I found it rather contrived, but I'll try this.
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Like this sounds really contrived, but I walk into my daughter's room now.
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It's just, it feels so contrived and it feels so unnatural.
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We'll probably come up with some ridiculously contrived name for them.
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They say the scene was contrived, yes?
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Events that are seen as too orchestrated, contrived, or unrealistic receive little air time.
Academic text (2000)
Synonyms
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4.5
A way of acting that is not natural and seems forced
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4.0
On purpose as part of a plan
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8.2
Showing fake feeling and too much emotion
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7.4
Too formal and unnatural in speech or writing so it sounds awkward
Made for a certain purpose
Antonyms
How Natural
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word contrived comes from the verb contrive, which has the prefix con- meaning 'together' and originally meant to 'bring ideas together' to plan or invent. So, something contrived is clearly planned and feels artificial or 'not natural'.