artificial

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adjective

1. contrived by art rather than nature (Freq. 4)
- artificial flowers
- artificial flavoring
- an artificial diamond
- artificial fibers
- artificial sweeteners
• Syn:
unreal
• Ant:
natural
• Similar to:
arranged, staged, bionic, bleached, colored,
coloured, dyed, cardboard, unlifelike, celluloid, synthetic,
conventionalized, conventionalised, stylized, stylised, dummy, ersatz,
substitute, factitious, fake, false, faux, imitation,
simulated, man-made, semisynthetic, near, painted
• See Also:
counterfeit, imitative, unreal
• Derivationally related forms:
artificiality
2. artificially formal (Freq. 2)
- that artificial humility that her husband hated
- contrived coyness
- a stilted letter of acknowledgment
- when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation
• Syn:
contrived, hokey, stilted
• Similar to:
affected, unnatural
3. not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes
• Similar to:
inorganic
• Derivationally related forms:
artificiality

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  contrived, hokey, stilted, unreal