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