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Quick definitions from WordNet (synthetic)
▸ noun: a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
▸ adjective: of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts ("`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition")
▸ adjective: systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
▸ adjective: 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")
▸ adjective: not genuine or natural ("Counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic- George Will")
▸ adjective: artificial as if portrayed in a film
▸ adjective: not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially ("Synthetic leather")
▸ Also see synthetics
▸ Words similar to synthetic
▸ Usage examples for synthetic
▸ Popular adjectives describing synthetic
▸ Popular nouns described by synthetic
▸ Words that often appear near synthetic
▸ Rhymes of synthetic
▸ Invented words related to synthetic
▸ noun: a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
▸ adjective: of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts ("`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition")
▸ adjective: systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
▸ adjective: 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")
▸ adjective: not genuine or natural ("Counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic- George Will")
▸ adjective: artificial as if portrayed in a film
▸ adjective: not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially ("Synthetic leather")
▸ Also see synthetics
▸ Words similar to synthetic
▸ Usage examples for synthetic
▸ Popular adjectives describing synthetic
▸ Popular nouns described by synthetic
▸ Words that often appear near synthetic
▸ Rhymes of synthetic
▸ Invented words related to synthetic