🎭contrived

adjective
/kənˈtraɪvd/

Meaning

artificial or forced; not natural or spontaneous

Example Sentences

The ending of the movie felt contrived and unrealistic.

Synonyms

artificial, forced, staged, unnatural, planned

Antonyms

natural, spontaneous, genuine

Collocations

contrived situation, contrived plot, contrived smile, contrived ending

Related Vocabularies

Relating to the heart.
Relating to laws, rules, or systems.
Scruffy and neglected in appearance; musty or stale in smell.
no longer existing; having died out
Of the cerebrum of the brain.
having an empty space inside; lacking substance or meaning; insincere

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