con·trived (k n-tr vd )adj. Obviously planned or calculated; not spontaneous or natural; labored: a novel with a contrived ending. con·triv ed·ly (-trv d-l , -trvdl) adv. |
contrived [kənˈtraɪvd]
adj
obviously planned, artificial, or lacking in spontaneity; forced; unnatural
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | contrived - showing effects of planning or manipulation; "a novel with a contrived ending" planned - designed or carried out according to a plan; "the planned outlays for new equipment" |
| 2. | contrived - artificially formal; "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation" |
contrived
adjective forced, planned, laboured, strained, artificial, elaborate, unnatural, overdone, recherché It mustn't sound like a contrived compliment.
natural, relaxed, genuine, spontaneous, unaffected, unpretentious, unforced, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal), unconstrained, unfeigned
natural, relaxed, genuine, spontaneous, unaffected, unpretentious, unforced, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal), unconstrained, unfeigned
Translations
contrived
adj → gestellt; style also → gekünstelt
contrived [kənˈtraɪvd] adj → innaturale, forzato/a
contrived [kənˈtraɪvd] adj → innaturale, forzato/a
contrived [kənˈtraɪvd] adj → innaturale, forzato/a
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