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Contrived

🔄 Synonyms of "Contrived"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
artificial	Man-made; made by humans; of artifice.
affectednoun	Influenced or changed by something.
planned	Existing or designed according to a plan.
stilted	(figuratively) Elevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements.
unnaturalnoun	Not natural.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
artificial	Man-made; made by humans; of artifice.
affectednoun	Influenced or changed by something.
planned	Existing or designed according to a plan.
unnaturalnoun	Not natural.
stilted	(figuratively) Elevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements.
man-made	Created by people, as opposed to occurring in nature; artificial or synthetic.
manmade	Alternative spelling of man-made. [Created by people, as opposed to occurring in nature; artificial or synthetic.]
human-made	Created by people, as opposed to occurring in nature; artificial or synthetic.
manufactured	manmade; produced by humans rather than nature
fired	dismissed, terminated from employment.
drawn	(of a person or person's face) Appearing tired and unwell, as from stress; haggard.
createdverb	(transitive) To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)
fabricated	False in the sense of made-up, constructed.
forced	Obtained forcefully, not naturally.
stagey	Alternative spelling of stagy. [theatrical]
labored	Alternative form of laboured. [Expressive of strenuous effort.]
studied	Practiced; self-conscious; careful; not spontaneous.
strained	Under tension; tense.
deliberateverb	Done on purpose; intentional.
premeditated	Planned, considered, or estimated in advance; deliberate.