Built
Built adjective - (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness.
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Contrived and built are semantically related in constructed topic. In some cases you can use "Contrived" instead an adjective "Built".
Nearby Word: build
Contrived
Contrived adjective - Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality.
Built and contrived are semantically related in constructed topic. Sometimes you can use "Built" instead an adjective "Contrived".
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Contrived Coincidence Excuse Plot: Romantic Comedies have been built on less but the central conflict is, "my girlfriend has an organ from my late wife" is weird but not exactly life-denying.
Source: Film / Return to Me -
It was the A plot because of a very contrived effort to show consequences, and as a result Spike's getting kicked out of school for the duration of her pregnancy which had been built up to all season was shunted off into a B plot.
Source: Can't Get Away with Nuthin'
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