Definition of synthetic

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  • synthetic is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 17
  • synthetic is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 17
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Definition of synthetic

  • not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially (adjective)

    Examples

    1. synthetic leather

    Synonyms

    1. man-made
    2. semisynthetic
  • artificial as if portrayed in a film (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. celluloid
  • involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis (adjective)

    Examples

    1. limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology

    Synonyms

    1. synthetical
  • a compound made artificially by chemical reactions (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. synthetic substance
  • of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts (adjective)

    Examples

    1. `all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition

    Synonyms

    1. synthetical
  • not genuine or natural (adjective)

    Examples

    1. counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic
  • systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words (adjective)

See definition of synthetic in Merriam Webster