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synthetic

/ synthetic /
noun/adjective

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
Type of:
compound chemical compound
Kinds of:
Plasticine
adjective Sense 2
of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts
"`all men are arrogant'' is a synthetic proposition"
Opposites:
analytic analytical
See also:
a posteriori inductive logical
Domain:
logic
adjective Sense 3
systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
Similar:
agglutinative polysynthetic inflectional
Opposites:
analytic uninflected
Domain:
linguistics
adjective Sense 4
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"
Opposites:
analytic analytical
adjective satellite Sense 5
not genuine or natural
"counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic"- George Will"
Similar:
counterfeit imitative
adjective satellite Sense 6
artificial as if portrayed in a film
"a novel with flat celluloid characters"
Similar:
artificial unreal
adjective satellite Sense 7
not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
"man-made fibers"
"synthetic leather"
Similar:
artificial unreal
Domain:
chemistry chemical science
Semantic Complexity
94%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
9
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

compound chemical compound Plasticine analytic analytical agglutinative polysynthetic inflectional uninflected counterfeit imitative artificial