Word of the day, contrived Today's word of the day from The Arbiter is contrived Meaning: Contrived means something that is artificial, deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously. Synonyms - Artificial - Forced - Unnatural READ ALSO: Word of the day, din Pronunciation kuhn-TRYVD Example Since man became aware of himself and realised that whether by mutual arrangement or contrived by nature, there are always leaders and followers. Drop a sentence with the word Contrived, let's see how well you understand it....