作為的|さくいてきsakuiteki

1. na-adjectiveintentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial

• Synonym意図的いとてきNeutralMeans having a clear purpose, not accidental. Neutral and objective; it does not necessarily carry the pejorative nuance of being affected.
• Synonym不自然ふしぜんNeutralCovers anything unnatural or awkward, a broad range; the unnaturalness is not necessarily deliberate.
• RelatedきざNeutralRefers to acting affected and fancying oneself stylish, stressing showiness that puts people off; it does not describe deliberate manipulation.
• RelatedわざとらしいCasualColloquial and more blunt than 「作為的」: deliberateness so obvious it is seen through at a glance and very unnatural, carrying a note of dislike.
• RelatedきざっぽいCasualColloquial for somewhat affected, focusing on looks and bearing; it does not cover the deliberate arrangement that 「作為的」 describes.
• RelatedきざったらしいCasualColloquial for thoroughly affected and self-important; more strongly derogatory than 「気障」. Does not refer to deliberate arrangement.
• RelatedわざとがましいNeutralClose in meaning to 「わざとらしい」: deliberate, affected, unnatural. Used relatively rarely.
• Antonym無作為むさくいNeutralAntonym: random, left to chance with no human intervention, as in 「無作為抽出」; the opposite of deliberate manipulation.
• Antonym自然的しぜんてきNeutralAntonym: natural and not man-made; the opposite of 「作為的」, which points to deliberate arrangement.

In speech, affected behavior is 「わざとらしい」. 「作為的」 is written prose for something arranged or tampered with; state objectively that it was on purpose with 「意図的」, and use 「無作為」 for random sampling like 「無作為抽出」.

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1. 言動げんどうなどにわざとらしさが見みられること。