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Contrived

verb
/kənˈtɹaɪvd/
Word Frequency: 2.5

Definitions

1.verbTo invent by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise
2.verbTo invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation.
3.verbTo project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light.
4.verbTo spend (time, or a period).
5.adjectiveCreated in a deliberate, rather than natural or spontaneous, way.
6.adjectiveUnnatural, forced; artificial, or unrealistic.

Synonyms

becastcast abouthatchplanplotschemestagedartificialaffectedplannedunnaturalstilted

Antonyms

spontaneous

Rhymes With

deriveddeprivedrevivedarrivedstrivedthrivedjiveddived
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