100 Best Synonyms for “Contrived”

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Item Definition
1. affected Artificially adopted to impress.
2. arch Playfully but artificially clever.
3. artful Cleverly and deliberately made.
4. artificial Not natural or genuine.
5. baroque Overly ornate or elaborate.
6. bogus Fake, false, or not genuine.
7. bombastic Pompous, inflated, and artificial.
8. calculated Deliberately planned, not spontaneous.
9. choreographed Carefully arranged like a performance.
10. clichéd Overused and lacking freshness.
11. clunky Awkwardly constructed or expressed.
12. concocted Invented or devised artificially.
13. contrivance-laden Full of artificial devices.
14. convenient Suspiciously neat or suitable.
15. cooked-up Invented, often dishonestly.
16. cookie-cutter Unoriginal and mechanically standard.
17. cumbersome Awkward and overly complicated.
18. designed Planned for a particular effect.
19. devised Planned or invented deliberately.
20. doctored Altered to deceive or mislead.
21. elaborate Excessively planned or complicated.
22. engineered Deliberately arranged or produced.
23. ersatz Artificial and inferior substitute.
24. exaggerated Made larger or stronger than true.
25. fabricated Made up rather than true.
26. fake Not genuine or real.
27. false Not true or authentic.
28. far-fetched Too unlikely or improbable.
29. fixed Dishonestly predetermined or arranged.
30. flashy Showy without natural substance.
31. forced Not natural or convincing.
32. formulaic Following a predictable formula.
33. fussy Overly detailed or artificial.
34. gimmicky Relying on artificial tricks.
35. grandiloquent Pompous and overly elaborate.
36. hackneyed Overused and unoriginal.
37. hammy Exaggerated and theatrical.
38. heavy-handed Too obvious and forceful.
39. high-flown Artificially grand in style.
40. hyperbolic Exaggerated beyond believability.
41. imitation Made to copy something genuine.
42. implausible Not believable or likely.
43. improbable Not likely to be true.
44. inauthentic Not genuine or authentic.
45. incredible Too unlikely to believe.
46. inflated Exaggerated beyond natural truth.
47. invented Made up or created artificially.
48. knowing Deliberately and visibly clever.
49. labored Done with obvious, awkward effort.
50. lumbering Awkward, heavy, and slow.
51. made-up Invented rather than real.
52. manipulated Controlled artificially or unfairly.
53. mannered Artificial or overly stylized.
54. manufactured Produced artificially or falsely.
55. melodramatic Exaggerated and unnaturally dramatic.
56. mock Imitation rather than real.
57. orchestrated Carefully arranged behind the scenes.
58. ornate Too elaborately decorated or expressed.
59. ostentatious Showy in an artificial way.
60. overcomplicated More complex than necessary.
61. overdone Exaggerated beyond natural effect.
62. overelaborate Too detailed or complicated.
63. overworked Too elaborate or strained.
64. overwrought Excessively elaborate or emotional.
65. pat Too neat or easy.
66. phony Fake or insincere.
67. planned Arranged in advance, not spontaneous.
68. pompous Artificially grand or self-important.
69. prearranged Arranged beforehand.
70. premeditated Planned beforehand deliberately.
71. preplanned Planned in advance.
72. pretended Acted or claimed falsely.
73. pretentious Trying artificially to impress.
74. rehearsed Practiced beforehand, not natural.
75. rigged Dishonestly arranged for an outcome.
76. scripted Prepared in advance, not spontaneous.
77. set up Arranged beforehand or falsely.
78. sham Pretended and not genuine.
79. spurious False or not authentic.
80. staged Arranged to seem real.
81. stagey Artificially theatrical or dramatic.
82. stale No longer fresh or original.
83. stock Conventional and predictable.
84. strained Awkwardly forced or unnatural.
85. studied Carefully planned, not natural.
86. theatrical Overdone as if performed.
87. too clever Overly neat or calculated.
88. too neat Suspiciously tidy or convenient.
89. tortuous Overly complex and indirect.
90. trite Overused and lacking originality.
91. trumped-up Invented falsely, often as accusation.
92. unbelievable Too unlikely to accept.
93. unconvincing Not seeming true or persuasive.
94. unlifelike Not resembling real life.
95. unlikely Not probable or believable.
96. unnatural Not normal, natural, or spontaneous.
97. unreal Not seeming real or natural.
98. unrealistic Not matching real life.
99. untrue-to-life Not realistic or believable.
100. wooden Stiff and lacking natural expression.