contrived

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kənˈtɹaɪvd/ === Verb === contrived simple past and past participle of contrive === Adjective === contrived (comparative more contrived, superlative most contrived) Created in a deliberate, rather than natural or spontaneous, way. Unnatural, forced; artificial, or unrealistic. ==== Synonyms ==== staged, insincere, factitious, hokey (informal) ==== Antonyms ==== spontaneous ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====