It is certain that Emmet contrived his 'dyad' style to facilitate the process of architectural design.
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Contrived
/kənˈtɹaɪvd/
Synonyms for "contrived" (86 found)
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Closest matches (18)
Adjective(12 words)
artificialarrangeartifactualcalculatedcalculated enthusiasmcannedconcoctdeviseengineerengineeredengineered toolfabricate
Noun(2 words)
affected studentsastroturf
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (25)
Adjective(2 words)
Verb(2 words)
fake a smilelaboured
Adjective(13 words)
Noun(1 words)
human-made process
Related words (43)
Noun(6 words)
Determiner(1 words)
most forced reading
Adjective(14 words)
orchestrateplotprearrangedquaintestschemeschemed eventsstagedstaged entrystaged scenestaged smilestiltedsynthetic looksynthetic productswaxiest
Verb(4 words)
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18 entriesarrange a schedulecanned responseconcoct a liecoordinate a meetingcraft a methoddevise a planengineer a solutionengineer a workaroundengineeredfabricate a liefabricate a storyfabricatedforge an alibiinvent a deviceorchestrate a planrehearsed line
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Collocations
11 entriescontrive a devicecontrive a methodcontrive a plancontrive a solutioncontrive a storycontrive an alibicontrived endingcontrived explanationcontrived plotcontrived remarkcontrived smile
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
3 entriessimilar
3 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
I contrived to leave my wallet behind.
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He contrived a new engine that does not use gas.
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He contrived a means of speaking to Nancy privately.
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