extremely contrived

Examples (10)

• The plot of the movie was extremely contrived, with one unbelievable coincidence after another.
• His excuse for being late sounded extremely contrived and nobody believed it.
• The dialogue in the play felt extremely contrived, as no one talks like that in real life.
• Their 'accidental' meeting at the remote café seemed extremely contrived to the detective.
• The experiment's setup was criticized for being extremely contrived and not reflecting real-world conditions.
• The politician's public apology came across as extremely contrived and insincere.
• I found the villain's sudden change of heart in the final chapter to be extremely contrived.
• The entire scenario, from the fake emergency to the heroic rescue, felt extremely contrived.
• Her overly cheerful demeanor in the face of tragedy seemed extremely contrived.
• While some enjoyed the happy ending, many critics found it extremely contrived and unearned.