Synonyms for contrived
kənˈtraɪvdcon·trived

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1. contrivedadjective

   showing effects of planning or manipulation

   "a novel with a contrived ending"

   Synonyms:
   artificial, stilted, hokey

   Antonyms:
   unplanned, unaffected

2. artificial, contrived, hokey, stiltedadjective

   artificially formal

   "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:
   drippy, schmaltzy, sentimental, soppy, maudlin, mushy, stilted, soupy, artificial, mawkish, kitschy, slushy, unreal, hokey, bathetic, schmalzy

   Antonyms:
   unaffected, unplanned

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1. List of paraphrases for "contrived":

   artificial

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1. Catherine Pugh:

   Like everyone in our city, state and across this nation, we mourned the senseless killing of Jacquelyn Smith. To now learn that family members staged this brutal killing is beyond belief and represents a double tragedy, they were responsible for taking Jacquelyn's life with unconscionable cruelty and contrived to do so in our city under the guise of random violence, exploiting the legitimate fears of our residents.

2. German Proverb:

   As fast as laws are devised, their evasion is contrived.

3. The Weekly Standard Steve Hayes:

   This explains the shift from defiance to contrition, it's totally contrived, she doesn't mean a word of it.

4. The Renewable Fuels Association:

   The recent spike in RIN prices appears contrived and driven by something other than basic supply-demand fundamentals.

5. Homer:

   There is nothing more dread and more shameless than a woman who plans such deeds in her heart as the foul deed which she plotted when she contrived her husband's murder.