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Contrived vs Concocted - What's the difference?

contrived | concocted | Synonyms |

As verbs the difference between contrived and concocted

is that contrived is past tense of contrive while concocted is past tense of concoct.

As adjectives the difference between contrived and concocted

is that contrived is unnatural, forced while concocted is invented, made up.

contrived

English

Verb

(head)
  • (contrive)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • unnatural, forced

    • Synonyms

    *staged

    Antonyms

    * spontaneous

    concocted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (concoct)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • invented, made up

    • concoct

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking
  • to contrive something using skill or ingenuity

    • Derived terms

    * concocter * concoctor * concoctive

    Related terms

    * concoction * decoct