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. Scott C. Holstad:

   reality is often little more than a mirror reflecting visions made of ice and steel cold permanent and carefully contrived.

2. John F. Kennedy:

   The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie -- deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic. Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.

3. Elena Kagan:

   You can't read this record without sensing that this need is a contrived one.

4. Learned Hand:

   Life is made up of constant calls to action, and we seldom have time for more than hastily contrived answers.

5. Adamo Macri:

   I do preach the idea of individualism as in not adapting any kind of style or model other than that one of your own. I always found it strange in art history when studying about the different guilds and movements. It sounded too contrived and having to follow devised parameters to create art. I personally am not a team player in that manner. The art should be labeled by the artist's name only.