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Contrived vs Contriving - What's the difference?

contrived | contriving |

As verbs the difference between contrived and contriving

is that contrived is past tense of contrive while contriving is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective contrived

is unnatural, forced.

As a noun contriving is

the act of one who contrives.

contrived

English

Verb

(head)
  • (contrive)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • unnatural, forced

    • Synonyms

    *staged

    Antonyms

    * spontaneous

    contriving

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who contrives.
  • * 2007 , Steve Talbott, Devices of the Soul (page 192)
    • Do we really want all those strivings and contrivings —all those thoughts and assumptions someone has cleverly etched into the hardware and software we are using—to remain invisible?