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1
lacking in natural or spontaneous quality
- their artificial smiles did not make us feel very welcome
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- automatic,
- canned,
- concocted,
- fabricated,
- hokey,
- labored,
- manufactured,
- pat,
- unauthentic,
- unreal,
- unrealistic
- double-dealing,
- empty,
- facile,
- hollow,
- hypocritical,
- insincere,
- left-handed,
- mealy,
- mealymouthed,
- two-faced,
- unctuous
- exaggerated,
- histrionic,
- melodramatic,
- overacted,
- overdone,
- theatrical
- (also theatric)
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2
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express
- the familiar sight of the award winner accepting the artificial congratulations of the other nominees
Synonyms for artificial
- backhanded,
- counterfeit,
- double,
- double-dealing,
- double-faced,
- fake,
- feigned,
- hypocritical,
- insincere,
- Janus-faced,
- jive
- [slang],
- left-handed,
- lip,
- mealy,
- mealymouthed,
- Pecksniffian,
- phony
- (also phoney),
- phony-baloney
- (or phoney-baloney),
- pretended,
- two-faced,
- unctuous
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3
being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials
- artificial fruit made from wax
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4
produced by humans rather than natural processes
- I find that artificial sweeteners often have an odd aftertaste
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“Artificial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artificial. Accessed 28 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of artificial was in the 15th century
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