Synonyms for
Contrived
Definition
deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously
Synonyms & similar words
Example sentences
- Her smile looked contrived, as if she was pretending to be happy.
- The plot of the movie seemed contrived and unrealistic.
- He had a contrived plan to win the game.
- She wore a contrived smile during the entire meeting.
- The dialogue in the play felt contrived and awkward.
Quotes
The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born abnormally, inhumanely sensitive. To him... a touch is a blow, a sound is a noise, a misfortune is a tragedy, a joy is an ecstasy, a friend is a lover, a lover is a god, and failure is death. Add to this cruelly delicate organism the overpowering necessity to create, create, create -- so that without the creating of music or poetry or books or buildings or something of meaning, his very breath is cut off from him. He must create, must pour out creation. By some strange, unknown, inward urgency he is not really alive unless he is creating. - Pearl Buck
The art of life is the art of avoiding pain; and he is the best pilot, who steers clearest of the rocks and shoals with which it is beset. Pleasure is, therefore, the sovereign good of life. - Lord Chesterfield
What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. - Oscar Wilde