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contrived


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  contrive 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  contrive 
 
  Sense  1 
  plan  project,  contrive,  design 
  =>  concert 
  =>  map,  map  out 
 
  Sense  3 
  project,  cast,  contrive,  throw 
  =>  shoot 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  contrive 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  contrive 
 
  Sense  1 
  plan  project,  contrive,  design 
  =>  concert 
  =>  map,  map  out 
 
  Sense  3 
  project,  cast,  contrive,  throw 
  =>  shoot 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  contrive 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  contrive 
 
  3  senses  of  contrive 
 
  Sense  1 
  plan  project,  contrive,  design 
  =>  create  by  mental  act  create  mentally 
 
  Sense  2 
  invent,  contrive,  devise,  excogitate,  formulate,  forge 
  =>  create  by  mental  act  create  mentally 
 
  Sense  3 
  project,  cast,  contrive,  throw 
  =>  send  direct 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  contrive 
 
  contrive  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  contrive 
 
  Sense  1 
  plan  project,  contrive,  design 
  =>  create  by  mental  act  create  mentally 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  invent,  contrive,  devise,  excogitate,  formulate,  forge 
  =>  create  by  mental  act  create  mentally 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  project,  cast,  contrive,  throw 
  =>  send  direct 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  contrive 
 
  The  verb  contrive  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  plan  project,  contrive,  design  --  (make  or  work  out  a  plan  for  devise;  "They  contrived  to  murder  their  boss";  design  a  new  sales  strategy";  "plan  an  attack") 
  2.  (1)  invent,  contrive,  devise,  excogitate,  formulate,  forge  --  (come  up  with  (an  idea,  plan  explanation,  theory,  or  priciple)  after  a  mental  effort;  "excogitate  a  way  to  measure  the  speed  of  light") 
  3.  project,  cast,  contrive,  throw  --  (put  or  send  forth;  "She  threw  the  flashlight  beam  into  the  corner";  "The  setting  sun  threw  long  shadows";  "cast  a  spell";  "cast  a  warm  light") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  contrived 
 
  The  adj  contrived  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  contrived  --  (showing  effects  of  planning  or  manipulation;  "a  novel  with  a  contrived  ending") 
  2.  artificial,  contrived,  stilted  --  (artificially  formal;  "that  artificial  humility  that  her  husband  hated";  "contrived  coyness";  "a  stilted  letter  of  acknowledgment";  "when  people  try  to  correct  their  speech  they  develop  a  stilted  pronunciation") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  contrived 
 
  2  senses  of  contrived 
 
  Sense  1 
  contrived 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  planned)  ->  unplanned 
 
  Sense  2 
  artificial,  contrived,  stilted 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  affected)  ->  unaffected 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  contrived 
 
  2  senses  of  contrived 
 
  Sense  1 
  contrived 
  =>  planned  (vs.  unplanned) 
 
  Sense  2 
  artificial,  contrived,  stilted 
  =>  affected  (vs.  unaffected),  unnatural 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  contrived 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  contrived 
 
  contrived  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  contrived 
  contrived 
  uncontrived 
 
  Overview  of  verb  contrive 
 
  The  verb  contrive  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  plan  project,  contrive,  design  --  (make  or  work  out  a  plan  for  devise;  "They  contrived  to  murder  their  boss";  design  a  new  sales  strategy";  "plan  an  attack") 
  2.  (1)  invent,  contrive,  devise,  excogitate,  formulate,  forge  --  (come  up  with  (an  idea,  plan  explanation,  theory,  or  priciple)  after  a  mental  effort;  "excogitate  a  way  to  measure  the  speed  of  light") 
  3.  project,  cast,  contrive,  throw  --  (put  or  send  forth;  "She  threw  the  flashlight  beam  into  the  corner";  "The  setting  sun  threw  long  shadows";  "cast  a  spell";  "cast  a  warm  light") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  contrived 
 
  The  adj  contrived  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  contrived  --  (showing  effects  of  planning  or  manipulation;  "a  novel  with  a  contrived  ending") 
  2.  artificial,  contrived,  stilted  --  (artificially  formal;  "that  artificial  humility  that  her  husband  hated";  "contrived  coyness";  "a  stilted  letter  of  acknowledgment";  "when  people  try  to  correct  their  speech  they  develop  a  stilted  pronunciation") 



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