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
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Sense 2
invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge
=> create by mental act create mentally
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Sense 3
project, cast, contrive, throw
=> send direct
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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")
contrived definition
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