uncontrived

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adjective

Not contrived.

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OriginEnglish contrived ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveuncontrived (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot contrived.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot by design or artifice; unforced and impromptu

Similar
unstudiedcandid
Also see
candidunstudied

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishcontrived
  9. Englishuncontrived

From un- + contrived.

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APA

uncontrived. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncontrived

MLA

“uncontrived.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncontrived. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncontrived,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncontrived.

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