contrived

Phonetic Respelling: [ kuhn-trahyvd ]

Definition:

v. make or work out a plan for

Sentence:

They contrived to sabotage their boss.

More example sentences:

They contrived to sabotage their boss.

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How many people contrived to get to Bartholomew Fair?

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Synonyms:

devise; plan; design

Antonyms:

forget

How many syllables in contrived?

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Divide contrived into syllables:

con-trived

Contrived rhymes:

One Syllable Rhymes
- dived
- lived
- thrived
Two Syllable Rhymes
- arrived
- deprived
- derived
- revived
- shortlived
- survived

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