synthetic
/sɪn'θɛtɪk/
adjectivenoun
9 letters3 syllables17 points in Scrabble®17 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS7
ADJECTIVE
1
Not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially.
“synthetic leather”
2
Artificial as if portrayed in a film.
3
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”
4
Of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts.
“`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition”
5
Not genuine or natural.
“counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic”
6
NOUNSystematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words.
1
A compound made artificially by chemical reactions.
WORD FORMS
Related formsynthesis
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®17 points
Words With Friends®17 points
Double word34 points
Triple word51 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latineticsynthay
Starts & ends withS … C
Syllablessyn · thet · ic
SYNONYMS & RELATED13
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