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- Dictionarysynthetic/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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SYNTHETIC definition: 1. Synthetic products are made from artificial substances, often copying a natural product: 2…. Learn more.
The meaning of SYNTHETIC is relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic. How to use synthetic in a sentence.
adjective. of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or involving synthesis ( analytic). noting or pertaining to compounds formed through a chemical process by human agency, as opposed to those of natural origin: synthetic vitamins; synthetic fiber.
Synthetic products are made from chemicals or artificial substances rather than from natural ones.
1. of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or involving synthesis (opposed to analytic). 2. pertaining to or denoting compounds, materials, etc., formed through a chemical process by human agency, as opposed to those of natural origin: synthetic fiber; synthetic drugs.
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.
artificial; made by combining chemical substances rather than being produced naturally by plants or animals synonym man-made. synthetic drugs/fabrics. shoes with synthetic soles. synthetic dyes. Even the hair is synthetic.
