English adjective: synthetic |
1. | synthetic not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially |
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| Samples | Man-made fibers. Synthetic leather.
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| Synonyms | man-made, semisynthetic |
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| Similar | artificial, unreal |
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| Domain category | chemical science, chemistry |
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| Antonyms | natural |
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2. | synthetic involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis |
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| Samples | Limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology.
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| Synonyms | synthetical |
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| Antonyms | analytical, analytic |
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3. | synthetic systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words |
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| Similar | agglutinative, polysynthetic |
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| Domain category | linguistics |
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| Antonyms | analytic, uninflected |
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4. | synthetic of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts |
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| Samples | `all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition.
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| Synonyms | synthetical |
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| See also | a posteriori, inductive, logical |
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| Domain category | logic |
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| Antonyms | analytical, analytic |
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5. | synthetic artificial as if portrayed in a film |
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| Samples | A novel with flat celluloid characters.
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| Synonyms | celluloid |
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| Similar | artificial, unreal |
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| Antonyms | natural |
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6. | synthetic not genuine or natural |
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| Samples | Counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic.
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| Similar | counterfeit, imitative |
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| Antonyms | echt, genuine |
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