contrived

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contrived

/kənˈtɹaɪvd/

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of contrive

adjective more contrived · most contrived

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

Similar: staged, insincere, factitious, hokey · Opposite: spontaneous

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: artificial, affected, planned, unnatural, stilted, man-made, manmade, human-made, manufactured, fired, drawn, created, fabricated, forced, stagey, labored

adjective

Similar: staged, insincere, factitious, hokey · Opposite: spontaneous

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adj created in a deliberate way

Español	muy elaborado, maquinado, complotado, urdido
中文	人為的 /人为的 rénwéi de, 刻意的 kèyì de
Português	deliberado
Русский	неесте́ственный nejestéstvennyj, иску́сственно со́зданный iskússtvenno sózdannyj, специа́льно со́зданный speciálʹno sózdannyj

adj unnatural, forced

Español	artificioso
中文	不自然的 bùzìrán de, 做作的 zuòzuo de, 人為的 /人为的 rénwéi de, 矯揉造作的 /矫揉造作的 jiǎoróuzàozuò de
हिन्दी	मनगढ़ंत managṛhant, कल्पित kalpit
Français	artificiel, forcé, affecté, feint
Deutsch	unnatürlich, gezwungen, gekünstelt, künstlich
Ελληνικά	σχεδιασμένος schediasménos, σκηνοοθετημένος skinoothetiménos
Română	forțat, artificial
Русский	неесте́ственный nejestéstvennyj

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@misc{contrived_2026,
  title = {contrived},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/contrived},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}