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synthetic

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of synthetic

1 produced by humans rather than natural processes

  • that organic farm doesn't use any pesticides or synthetic fertilizers
Synonyms of synthetic

artificial, man-made, nonnatural
Words Related to synthetic

fabricated, manufactured

cultivated, processed, refined

industrial, mechanical

ersatz, faux, imitation
Near Antonyms of synthetic

crude, raw
Antonyms of synthetic

natural

2 being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials

  • synthetic fur collars
  • boots of waterproof synthetic leather
Synonyms of synthetic

artificial, bogus, dummy, ersatz, factitious, fake, false, faux, imitation, imitative, man-made, mimic, mock, pretend, sham, simulated, substitute
Words Related to synthetic

cultured, manufactured, process

unauthentic

adulterated, designer, doctored, engineered, fudged, juggled, manipulated, tampered (with)

concocted, fabricated

counterfeit, deceptive, forged, fraudulent, misleading, phony (also phoney)

affected, brummagem, feigned, pinchbeck, pseudo, spurious
Near Antonyms of synthetic

authentic, bona fide, legitimate, true

premium, quality, valuable

pure, unadulterated
Antonyms of synthetic

genuine, natural, real

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