contrived

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore C words

deliberately created or forced rather than natural and spontaneous

In a sentence

Contrived in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing contrived in a sentence.

The novel's happy ending felt contrived rather than earned.

Synonyms

forcedartificiallaboredstrained

Antonyms

naturalspontaneousgenuine

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Common questions

Contrived (adjective) means deliberately created or forced rather than natural and spontaneous

Here is contrived used in an example sentence: "The novel's happy ending felt contrived rather than earned."

Common synonyms for contrived include forced, artificial, labored, strained.

Antonyms of contrived include natural, spontaneous, genuine.

Contrived is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.