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Stilted is an English word with synonyms like artificial or contrived. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Stilted in a sentence

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Stilted | Stilts | Stilt

Stilted meaning

  1. Making use of or possessing a stilt or stilts, or things resembling stilts; raised on stilts.
  2. Elevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements.
  3. Of a building or architectural feature such as an arch or vault: supported by stilts (“supporting pillars or posts”); also (generally) having the main part raised above the usual level by some structure.

Synonyms of Stilted

artificial contrived hokey affected unnatural

Related words

Other words often associated with Stilted or its synonyms:

strained agonistic impressed colored stylized maudlin slushy forced touched subject staged celluloid

Using Stilted

  • The main meaning on this page is: Making use of or possessing a stilt or stilts, or things resembling stilts; raised on stilts. | Elevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements. | Of a building or architectural feature such as an arch or vault: supported by stilts (“supporting pillars or posts”); also (generally) having the main part raised above the usual level by some structure.
  • Useful related words include: artificial, contrived, hokey, affected.
  • In the example corpus, stilted often appears in combinations such as: stilted and, the stilted, is stilted.

Context around Stilted

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

gave 1× felt 1× less 1× sometimes 1×

Often after:

answers 1× handling 1× delivery 1× language 1× awkward 1× catwalk 1× southern 1× early 1× wooden 1× writing 1×

Sentence patterns with Stilted

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

all the stilted awkward attempts 1× as more stilted 1× awkward and stilted rather than 1× cause the stilted catwalk sidewalks 1× dedication those stilted early steps 1× eclipsing the stilted delivery and 1× expression is stilted they might 1× far less stilted 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

by the 2020s 1× for instance professional 1× grant gave stilted 1× having learned from 1× just 10 casinhas 1× margulies and emmerich 1×

Common sentence endings:

and repetitive language 1× as more stilted 1× barroom sing alongs 1× benefits for employees 1× champagne coloured carpet 1× collision detection aside 1×

Words around Stilted

Just before it in the word index:

stilt 30 stilson 6 stilo 3 stillwell 18 stillwater 107 stillsuit 2

Just after it in the word index:

stilton 14 stilts 35 stilwell 18 stim 8 stima 2 stimac 25

Similar in corpus frequency:

aditi 51 aegon 51 aerobics 51 aetna 51 aficionado 51 aflw 51

Corpus analysis for Stilted

  • In this selection, "stilted" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, gave, felt, less, answers, handling and delivery stand out and add context to how "stilted" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include all the stilted awkward attempts and as more stilted. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "stilted" sits close to words such as aditi, aegon and aerobics, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with stilted

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Grant gave stilted answers on the champagne-coloured carpet. (9 words)

Sometimes it felt stilted but helped the conversation that came next. (11 words)

The peculiar rhythm of his speech — sometimes too fast, sometimes stilted and never quite right. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

The introduction feels forced, though it's funny to take such a dramatic left turn fro talking about the return of the Vanilla Frosty from Wendy's (probably a paid promotion), and Creed's arrival at the desk felt rather stilted. (41 words)

This isn't a pop album bursting at the seams with stilted Southern accents singing about cutoff jeans; it's a raucous collection of seedy country music and good-time rock 'n' roll designed for barroom sing-alongs. (38 words)

By the 2020s, the happiness gurus sound more like McKinsey consultants, connecting happiness with productivity and focus, using the stilted language and metrics of workplace wellness initiativeshave almost zero real benefits for employees). (33 words)

Question examples

So an example of cringe would be that J. D. Vance trip to the doughnut shop, where his interactions with staff seemed awkward and stilted rather than natural? (28 words)

Example sentences (20)

Grant gave stilted answers on the champagne-coloured carpet.

It’s a beautiful game that has stood the test of time — stilted handling and evil collision detection aside.

One of the signs that a student has used ChatGPT in their work is the use of stilted and repetitive language.

Sometimes it felt stilted but helped the conversation that came next.

The introduction feels forced, though it's funny to take such a dramatic left turn fro talking about the return of the Vanilla Frosty from Wendy's (probably a paid promotion), and Creed's arrival at the desk felt rather stilted.

This was DeSantis’ strongest debate yet, easily eclipsing the stilted delivery and non-answers we saw from him in debates past.

By the 2020s, the happiness gurus sound more like McKinsey consultants, connecting happiness with productivity and focus, using the stilted language and metrics of workplace wellness initiativeshave almost zero real benefits for employees).

For instance, professional articles maintain a formal tone without being stilted, while blog posts might adopt a more conversational style.

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So an example of cringe would be that J. D. Vance trip to the doughnut shop, where his interactions with staff seemed awkward and stilted rather than natural?

The peculiar rhythm of his speech — sometimes too fast, sometimes stilted and never quite right.

They know that you might say nice things about the hat, but if your facial expression is stilted, they might suspect you are holding back your real thoughts.

And it has all the stilted, awkward attempts at addressing very serious topics that one would expect from a university woefully out of touch with its student body.

Having learned from experience that the weight of our gear would cause the stilted catwalk-sidewalks to crumble, we walked directly through the swamp.

Mr Weale said he also started reading pre-prepared statements and described his comments as more "stilted".

Smith played great at times in 2019, but the overall season was stilted and frustrating.

This isn't a pop album bursting at the seams with stilted Southern accents singing about cutoff jeans; it's a raucous collection of seedy country music and good-time rock 'n' roll designed for barroom sing-alongs.

With time and dedication, those stilted early steps can turn into finding their own sound and adding something fresh to the rock canon.

Just 10 casinhas are nestled in the dune forest on stilted wooden decks, each with its own stretch of beachfront.

Margulies and Emmerich lead a generally overqualified cast, who fill in some of the blanks in the stilted writing.

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Common combinations with stilted

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "stilted" in a sentence?
An example: "Grant gave stilted answers on the champagne-coloured carpet." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "stilted" from authentic English texts.
What does "stilted" mean?
Stilted means: Making use of or possessing a stilt or stilts, or things resembling stilts; raised on stilts.
What are synonyms of "stilted"?
Common synonyms of "stilted" include: artificial, contrived, hokey, affected, unnatural.
How many example sentences with "stilted" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "stilted", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.