Definition of contrivance

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  • contrivance is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 18
  • contrivance is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 18
  • contrivance is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 23

Definition of contrivance

  • any improvised arrangement for temporary use (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. lash-up
  • an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade (noun)

    Examples

    1. his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track

    Synonyms

    1. dodge
    2. stratagem
  • a device or control that is very useful for a particular job (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. appliance
    2. contraption
    3. convenience
    4. gadget
    5. gismo
    6. gizmo
    7. widget
  • the act of devising something (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. devisal
  • an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc. (noun)

    Examples

    1. the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable
  • the faculty of contriving; inventive skill (noun)

    Examples

    1. his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem

See definition of contrivance in Merriam Webster