synthetic
English Thesaurus
1. a compound made artificially by chemical reactions (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | chemical compound, compound, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | plasticine, |
| definition | : | a synthetic material resembling clay but remaining soft; used as a substitute for clay or wax in modeling (especially in schools) (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | phosphor, |
| definition | : | a synthetic substance that is fluorescent or phosphorescent; used to coat the screens of cathode ray tubes (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | rubber, synthetic rubber, |
| definition | : | any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber (noun.substance) |
2. of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts (adj.all)
| also | : | a posteriori, |
| definition | : | involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes (adj.all) |
| also | : | inductive, |
| definition | : | of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion (adj.all) |
| also | : | logical, |
| definition | : | capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning (adj.all) |
| domain category | : | logic, |
| definition | : | the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference (noun.cognition) |
3. systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words (adj.all)
| similar | : | agglutinative, polysynthetic, |
| definition | : | forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning (adj.all) |
| domain category | : | linguistics, |
| definition | : | the scientific study of language (noun.cognition) |
4. not genuine or natural (adj.all)
5. artificial as if portrayed in a film (adj.all)
6. not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially (adj.all)
| domain category | : | chemical science, chemistry, |
| definition | : | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition) |
7. of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts (adj.all)
| antonym | : | analytic, analytical, |
| definition | : | of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience (adj.all) |
8. systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words (adj.all)
| antonym | : | analytic, uninflected, |
| definition | : | expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection (adj.all) |
9. involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis (adj.all)
| antonym | : | analytic, analytical, |
| definition | : | using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles) (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | synthesis, |
| definition | : | the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds) (noun.process) |
10. of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts (adj.all)
| antonym | : | analytic, analytical, |
| definition | : | of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience (adj.all) |
11. systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words (adj.all)
| antonym | : | analytic, uninflected, |
| definition | : | expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection (adj.all) |
12. involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis (adj.all)
| antonym | : | analytic, analytical, |
| definition | : | using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles) (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | synthesis, |
| definition | : | the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds) (noun.process) |
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