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synthetic



I - noun
a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
Syn:
synthetic substance
Hypernyms:
compound, chemical compound
Hyponyms:
Plasticine, phosphor, rubber, synthetic rubber

II - adjective
1. not of natural origin;
prepared or made artificially (Freq. 7)
- man-made fibers
- synthetic leather
Syn:
man-made, semisynthetic
Similar to:
artificial, unreal
Topics:
chemistry, chemical science
2. involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis
- "limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology"- P.S.Welch
Syn:
synthetical
Ant:
analytic
Derivationally related forms:
synthesis (for: synthetical), synthesis
3. systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
Ant:
analytic
Similar to:
agglutinative, polysynthetic
Topics:
linguistics
4. of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts
- 'all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition
Syn:
synthetical
Ant:
analytic
See Also:
a posteriori, inductive, logical
Derivationally related forms:
synthesis
Topics:
logic
5. artificial as if portrayed in a film
- a novel with flat celluloid characters
Syn:
celluloid
Similar to:
artificial, unreal
6. not genuine or natural
- "counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic"- George Will
Similar to:
counterfeit, imitative

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