Contrived and Set up

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Contrived

Contrived adjective - Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality.
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Set up and contrived are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Set up" instead a verb "Contrived".
Nearby Words: contrivance, contriving, contriver

Set up

Set up verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.
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Contrived and set up are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrived" instead an adjective "Set up".

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  • Series / Thunderbirds Contrived Coincidence: The average rescue is set up by means of a series of comically ludicrous coincidences and horrible design/engineering.
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  • Comicbook / Inferno Contrived Coincidence: Cyclops running into a Jean lookalike shortly after her "death" (although this story says it was set up by Sinister.) Of all the people in the world, why did the demons choose Madelyne as their new Queen?
    Source: Comicbook / Inferno
  • Film / Im Juli Contrived Coincidence: Occurs a few times, for instance when Juli wants to set up a date by telling Daniel that he will meet a girl with a sun (like the one tattooed on her back), and then he meets Melek, who just happens to wear a T-shirt with a sun.
    Source: Film / Im Juli
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