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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.
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. to invent and/or make a device or other object in a clever and possibly unusual way:
The meaning of CONTRIVED is having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial, labored. How to use contrived in a sentence.
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.
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. to invent and/or make a device or other object in a clever and possibly unusual way:
Define contrived. contrived synonyms, contrived pronunciation, contrived translation, English dictionary definition of contrived. adj. Obviously planned or calculated; not spontaneous or natural; labored: a novel with a contrived ending. con·triv′ed·ly adv. American Heritage®...
Definition of contrived adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
When you contrive, you make a plan or a plot. It may take you longer to contrive your way out of doing your homework than would to actually do it. Even though contrive often has a false or cunning feel to it, it is not always a bad thing.
