Contrived
Contrived adjective - Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality.
Usage example: the contrived applause of a TV studio audience that has been told when to clap
Melodramatic and contrived are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Melodramatic" instead an adjective "Contrived".
Melodramatic
Melodramatic adjective - Given to or marked by attention-getting behavior suggestive of stage acting.
Contrived and melodramatic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrived" instead an adjective "Melodramatic".
Nearby Word: melodrama
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- elaborate and contrived
- elaborate and melodramatic
- sham and contrived
- sham and melodramatic
- affected and contrived
- affected and melodramatic
- artificial and contrived
- artificial and melodramatic
- phony and contrived
- phony and melodramatic
- pretentious and contrived
- pretentious and melodramatic
- unnatural and contrived
- unnatural and melodramatic
Both words in one sentence
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The play and film depicted only the second, because showing both would have appeared contrived and melodramatic.
Source: Theatre / Jersey Boys -
The play and film Jersey Boys depicted only the second, because showing both would have appeared contrived and melodramatic.
Source: Reality Is Unrealistic
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Melodramatic and Contrived. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrived/melodramatic
Contrived & Melodramatic. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrived/melodramatic>.
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