English adjective: contrived | |||
| 1. | contrived showing effects of planning or manipulation | ||
| Samples | A novel with a contrived ending. | ||
| Similar | planned | ||
| Antonyms | unplanned | ||
| 2. | contrived artificially formal | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | artificial, hokey, stilted | ||
| Similar | affected, unnatural | ||
| Antonyms | unaffected | ||