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- Dictionarycontrived/kənˈtrʌɪvd/
adjective
- 1. deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously.
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adjective. disapproving uk / kənˈtraɪvd / us / kənˈtraɪvd / Add to word list. artificial and difficult to believe: I enjoyed the film, but felt the ending was a bit contrived. His excuse sounded a bit contrived. Synonym. stilted disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Affected & insincere. affectation. affectedly. archly.
CONTRIVE definition: 1. to arrange a situation or event, or arrange for something to happen, using clever planning: 2…. Learn more.
: having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial, labored. a contrived plot. Synonyms. affected. artificial. assumed. bogus. factitious. fake. false. feigned. forced. mechanical. mock. phony. phoney. plastic. pretended. pseudo. put-on. sham.
1. a. : devise, plan. contrive ways of handling the situation. The prisoners contrived a way to escape. b. : to form or create in an artistic or ingenious manner. contrived household utensils from stone. Native Americans contrived weapons out of stone, wood, and bone. 2. : to bring about by stratagem or with difficulty : manage.
If you say that something someone says or does is contrived, you think it is false and deliberate, rather than natural and not planned.
Contrived definition: obviously planned or forced; artificial; strained. See examples of CONTRIVED used in a sentence.
contrive. verb [ T ] us / kənˈtraɪv / uk / kənˈtraɪv / Add to word list. to arrange a situation or event, or arrange for something to happen, using clever planning: Couldn't you contrive a meeting between them? I think they'd really like each other. [ + to infinitive ] Somehow she contrived to get tickets for the concert.
Contrive definition: to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent. See examples of CONTRIVE used in a sentence.
1. (transitive) to manage (something or to do something), esp by means of a trick; engineer. he contrived to make them meet. 2. (transitive) to think up or adapt ingeniously or elaborately. he contrived a new mast for the boat. 3. to plot or scheme ( treachery, evil, etc) Collins English Dictionary.
Definition of contrived adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
