Contrived and Phony

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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

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Phony and contrived are semantically related. in overly planned topic. In some cases you can use "Phony" instead an adjective "Contrived".

Phony adjective - Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality.

Usage example: she always has this phony smile just before she betrays you

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Contrived and phony are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrived" instead an adjective "Phony".

Nearby Words: phoney, phone, phoning

Here is a calculating holiday fable that is phony to its very bones - artificial, contrived, illogical, manipulative and stupid.

Source: Roger Ebert Most Hated Film List
Rhymes on a Dime: Most of the characters and strips have rhyming names, often lampshaded with absurdly contrived rhymes like 'Tony Slattery and his Phony Cattery'.

Source: Comic Book / Viz

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