Contrived

/kənˈtɹaɪvd/

verb

  1. To invent by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise

  2. To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation.

  3. To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light.

Synonyms: becast, cast about, hatch, plan, plot, scheme

adjective

  1. Created in a deliberate, rather than natural or spontaneous, way.

  2. Unnatural, forced; artificial, or unrealistic.

Synonyms: staged

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