synthetic, adj.
freq. cnt. 7
freq. cnt. 7
not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7
man-made semisynthetic synthetic
sample sentences
"man-made fibers""synthetic leather"
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domain of synset (topic)
of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts
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synthetic synthetical
sample sentences
"`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition"
systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
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synthetic
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antonym
involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis
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synthetic synthetical
sample sentences
"limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology"- P.S.Welch
not genuine or natural
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synthetic
sample sentences
"counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic"- George Will
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artificial as if portrayed in a film
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celluloid synthetic
sample sentences
"a novel with flat celluloid characters"
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