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    synthetic
    /sɪnˈθɛtɪk/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a substance) made by chemical synthesis, especially to imitate a natural product: "synthetic rubber"
    • 2. (of a proposition) having truth or falsity determinable by recourse to experience.

    noun

    • 1. a synthetic material or chemical, especially a textile fibre.

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  2. Synthetic means made from artificial substances, often copying a natural product, or using inflections to express meaning or grammar. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage in different contexts.

  3. Learn the meaning of synthetic as an adjective and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how synthetic relates to synthesis, artificiality, and chemistry.

  4. Synthetic definition: of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or involving synthesis (opposed to analytic).. See examples of SYNTHETIC used in a sentence.

  5. Learn the meaning of synthetic as an adjective and a noun, with synonyms, pronunciation, examples and word frequency. Find out how synthetic relates to chemistry, linguistics, logic and jewelry.

  6. Learn the meaning of synthetic as an adjective to describe something artificial or made by combining chemical substances. See synonyms, topics, word origin and usage notes.

  7. Something made of artificial material, not natural items, can be described as synthetic. Some football stadiums have synthetic grass, and a leisure suit from the 1970s might be made of synthetic fabric.

  8. Synthetic means made artificially by chemical reaction, not natural or genuine, or using affixes to express syntactic relationships. Find synonyms, antonyms, translations, and usage examples of synthetic in different contexts.