verb🔗ShareTo invent by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise"The student contrived a clever solution to the math problem. "planactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation."Seeing the rain start, the children contrived a shelter from fallen branches and a large tarp they found in the shed. "technologyactionplandevicestylecharacterworkqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light."The stage manager contrived the spotlight to fall directly on the lead actor during his monologue. "energyphysicstechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo spend (time, or a period).""The prisoner contrived ten long years in solitary confinement." "timeperiodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCreated in a deliberate, rather than natural or spontaneous, way."The argument between the siblings was completely contrived; they were simply trying to get attention. "stylecharacterliteraturewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareUnnatural, forced; artificial, or unrealistic."The plot of the movie felt contrived because the characters' actions seemed unrealistic and designed only to create drama. "stylecharacterqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
