synthetic
nouns
a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
adjectives
not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
"man-made fibers"; "synthetic leather"
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
systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
antonym
is similar to
forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning
of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts
"`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition"
not genuine or natural
"counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic"- George Will
is similar to
not genuine; imitating something superior
"counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"
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