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What is the opposite of contrivance?

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Noun
Opposite of a thing which is created skilfully and inventively to serve a particular purpose
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Opposite of a plan or scheme to achieve a given effect or aim
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Opposite of a crafty, and typically underhanded, means to achieve one's aims
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Opposite of a means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but possibly improper or immoral
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Opposite of something created or imagined in the mind
“Fantasy seldom correlates with reality.”
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Opposite of a tool or implement used to carry out a task or work
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Opposite of a strategy worked out in advance to achieve a goal
“I had to rely on improvisation as I was given very little to work with during my presentation.”
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Opposite of the process of moving an idea from concept to reality
“He bore the nonfulfillment of his ideas with silent perseverance for nearly fifteen years.”
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Opposite of the faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses
“His practicality is part of his dramatic pursuit of dignified living.”
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Opposite of the ability to solve difficult problems, often in original, clever, and inventive ways
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Opposite of the quality of being creative or innovative
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Opposite of something created or contrived, usually with new or advanced features
“Two years later he wrote an adaptation of The Wind in the Willows, called by novelist Tom Sharpe the archetypal picture of English life.”
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Opposite of something invented through research and development
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Opposite of deliberation or prudence in one's choices or decisions
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Opposite of a material thing that can be seen and touched
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Opposite of the skill or strategy used in deceiving others
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