highly contrived

Frequency: 7.211.5 per million words

Used to suggest something is contrived to a high standard or level of complexity.

contrivedADVERB + contrived

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Examples (10)

  • The experiment was conducted under highly contrived laboratory conditions.
  • The novel's plot twist felt highly contrived and unbelievable.
  • His apology sounded so highly contrived that nobody believed he was truly sorry.
  • The politician's public display of emotion seemed highly contrived to win votes.
  • While technically perfect, the painting came across as highly contrived and lacking in genuine feeling.
  • The whole situation felt highly contrived, as if it were all planned out.
  • Critics argued that the reality show's drama was highly contrived for entertainment purposes.
  • A solution that is too highly contrived is likely to fail in the real world.
  • The ending of the movie was highly contrived, with all loose ends tied up too neatly.
  • The supposedly spontaneous reunion was, in reality, a highly contrived media event.