Part of Speech
adjective
Definition
obviously planned or forced; artificial; strained
Origin + Etymology
from Old French contreuve-, stressed stem of controver ‘imagine, invent’, from medieval Latin contropare ‘compare’.
Synonyms
- false
- phony
- forced
Antonyms
- genuine
- real
- unforced
Example
Their relationship was contrived and everyone knew it.
Usage Over Time
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