synthetic
[adjective]
Synonyms: artificial, fake, man-made

---

Contrasted words: natural
Related Words: manufactured, constructed, fabricated, made

---

English Thesaurus: artificial, synthetic, man-made, fake, imitation, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

syn‧thet‧ic /sɪnˈθetɪk/ adjective
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Greek; Origin: synthetikos, from syntithenai; ⇒ synthesis]
produced by combining different artificial substances, rather than being naturally produced Antonym : natural:
synthetic chemicals
synthetic fibres/materials/fabrics
—synthetically /-kli/ adverb

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

artificial not real or natural, but made to look or work like something real or natural:
artificial flowers
He was given an artificial heart.
synthetic made using chemical processes rather than by natural processes:
synthetic fabrics
a synthetic version of the drug
man-made made by people – used especially about geographical features and materials:
a man-made lake
man-made fibres
fake made to look or seem like something else, especially in order to deceive people:
a fake passport
fake fur
imitation made to look like something, but not real – used especially about guns, jewellery, and leather:
imitation firearms
imitation pearls
false artificial – used especially about teeth, eyelashes, and beards:
a set of false teeth
simulated not real, but made to look, sound, or feel real, especially by means of special computers or machines:
a simulated space flight
virtual made, done, seen etc on a computer, rather than in the real world:
a virtual tour of the garden

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲