Contrive and Hokey

Contrive

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

Hokey and contrive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hokey" instead an adjective "Contrive".

Nearby Words: contrivance, contriving, contriver

Hokey

Hokey adjective - Tiresomely obvious and unsophisticated.
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Synonyms for Hokey

Contrive and hokey are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Contrive" with "Hokey", this adjectives are similar.

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