Contrived and Managed

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Contrived adjective - Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality.

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Managed and contrived are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Managed" instead the word "Contrived" as a verb or an adjective.

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Contrived and managed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrived" instead the word "Managed" as a verb or an adjective.

Contrived Coincidence: Batman promises to save Martha, and he only has 10 minutes to do so, so it's pretty lucky that Alfred has managed to track Knyazev's phone just then.

Source: Film / Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Contrived Coincidence: The entire cast somehow managed to converge at the hotel during the second half of episode 6.

Source: Manga / Three Leaves, Three Colors
She managed to win the season after the most blatantly contrived bailout or biggest luck spree ever in the history of Big Brother, in addition to an alliance with Porsche later on.

Source: Elimination Houdini / Big Brother

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