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Contrived vs Fabricated - What's the difference?

contrived | fabricated |

As verbs the difference between contrived and fabricated

is that contrived is (contrive) while fabricated is (fabricate).

As adjectives the difference between contrived and fabricated

is that contrived is unnatural, forced while fabricated is constructed or assembled.

contrived

English

Verb

(head)
  • (contrive)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • unnatural, forced

    • Synonyms

    *staged

    Antonyms

    * spontaneous

    fabricated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (fabricate)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • constructed or assembled
  • false in the sense of made-up, constructed