Contrive and Contrived

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Contrive verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.

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Contrived is a synonym for contrive. In some cases you can replace term "Contrived" with "Contrive", this verbs are similar.

Contrived adjective - Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality.

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Contrive is a synonym for contrived. Sometimes you can use "Contrive" instead a verb "Contrived".

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