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- the contrived applause of a TV studio audience that has been told when to clap
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- automatic,
- canned,
- concocted,
- fabricated,
- hokey,
- labored,
- manufactured,
- pat,
- unauthentic,
- unreal,
- unrealistic
- double-dealing,
- empty,
- facile,
- hollow,
- hypocritical,
- insincere,
- left-handed,
- mealy,
- mealymouthed,
- two-faced,
- unctuous
- exaggerated,
- histrionic,
- melodramatic,
- overacted,
- overdone,
- theatrical
- (also theatric)
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of contrived (Entry 2 of 2)
- contrived abstract metal sculptures using old household utensils
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- the mischievous boys were always contriving and trying to pull the prank that would be the talk of the school
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- contrived a way of planning the surprise party without their catching on to it
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“Contrived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contrived. Accessed 14 Aug. 2020.
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The first known use of contrived was in the 15th century
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