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1. (noun)
synthetic, synthetic substance
a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
2. (adj)
man-made, semisynthetic, synthetic
not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
"man-made fibers"; "synthetic leather"
3. (adj)
synthetic, synthetical
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
4. (adj)
synthetic
systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
5. (adj)
synthetic, synthetical
of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts
"`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition"
6. (adj)
celluloid, synthetic
artificial as if portrayed in a film
"a novel with flat celluloid characters"
7. (adj)
synthetic
not genuine or natural
"counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic"- George Will
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