contrived
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Is contrived a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of contrived?
Definition
verb (English)
1. make or work out a plan for; deviseExamples: "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"Synonyms: contrive, design, plan, project
2. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effortExamples: "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"Synonyms: contrive, devise, excogitate, forge, formulate, invent
3. put or send forthExamples: "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"Synonyms: cast, contrive, project, throw
adjective satellite (English)
1. showing effects of planning or manipulationExamples: "a novel with a contrived ending"Synonyms: contrived
2. artificially formalExamples: "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"Synonyms: artificial, contrived, hokey, stilted
Definition source: Wiktionary