English words for 'synthetic'
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noun
adj
- Artificial, not genuine.
- Of, or relating to synthesis.
- (chemistry) Produced by synthesis instead of being isolated from a natural source (but may be identical to a product so obtained).
- (medicine) Produced by synthesis, thought to have the same effect as its natural counterpart, but chemically different from it.
- (grammar) Pertaining to the joining of bound morphemes in a word (compare analytic).
- (linguistics) Of a language, having a grammar principally dependent on the use of bound morphemes to indicate syntactic relationships.
- systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
- of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts
- not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
- not genuine or natural
- artificial as if portrayed in a film
- involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis
prefix
- constructed, artificial
- To do the root.
- hypothetical, fictional
- Uniform, or made to be the same as.
- A fellow kind of the root.
- Together: the root is done together.
- Synchronous or simultaneous with the root.
- Found with. What is found with the root.
- Intensifying the root.
- Belonging to the same group indicated by the root.
- Mutuality, indicating a reciprocal relationship or influence
- related to conlangs, conworlds, etc.
- To surround or adorn with
- From, coming from the root.
- When one entity is put into another, or one entity affects the other.
- Having commonality, having the same property indicated by the root.
- Unite: to unite into a collection indicated by the root word.
verb
- produce synthetically, artificially, or stereotypically and unoriginally
- to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings
- (transitive) To manufacture (a building, etc.) in standard components that can be fitted together on site.
noun
prefix
- (chemistry, pharmacology) Synthetic, artificial.
- (chemistry, biology) An arbitrary member of a heterogenous-but-interrelated group.
- (pathology) Abnormal, defective with respect to the root.
- Different, distinct, or other with respect to the root.
- External, outside, or from a separate location.
- Unconventional, unusual, or unexpected.
- (immunology) Alloimmunity; (biology, medicine, transplantation) transplantation of cells or tissues from one person to another.
- (biology, medicine) Nonself; nonself but of the same species.
- (linguistics) Alternative, variant in form.
- (ethology) Alloparenting: parenting behaviours between animals who are not parent and child.
- (LGBTQ) Not asexual; attracted to others.
- (chemistry) a diastereomer having the same configuration on four neighboring chiral carbon atoms as carbohydrate allose.
- Changed or modified.
- (chemistry) Isomeric; especially, of amino acids having two chiral centres, the second diastereoisomer to be discovered or synthesized.
- (chemistry, mineralogy) Impure in composition.
- Variety, heterogeneity.
- (genetics) Hybridization of multiple species.
noun
- A synthetic organic compound used as a substitute for the above.
- A plant of the genus Erodium (Erodium moschatum); the musky heronsbill.
- (slang, colloquial, vulgar) The scent of human genitalia when aroused or unwashed.
- A musk deer (genus Moschus).
- A similar secretion produced by the otter and the civet.
- A plant of the genus Muscari; grape hyacinth.
- A muskflower (Erythranthe moschata).
- The odour of musk.
- A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer; used as a perfume fixative
- the scent of a greasy glandular secretion from the male musk deer
verb
noun
- Synthesis as opposed to analysis.
- (printing) Typesetting.
- (mathematics) Applying a function to the result of another.
- (linguistics) The formation of compound words from separate words.
- A mixture or compound; the result of composing.
- A work of music, literature or art.
- The general makeup of a thing or person.
- The proportion of different parts to make a whole.
- (law) an agreement or compromise by which a creditor or group of creditors accepts partial payment from a debtor.
- (object-oriented programming) Way to combine simple objects or data types into more complex ones.
- The act of putting together; assembly.
- (physics) The compounding of two velocities or forces into a single equivalent velocity or force.
- (painting, photography) The arrangement and flow of elements in a picture.
- (chess) A puzzle created by the composer using chess pieces on a chessboard, which presents the solver with a particular task.
- An essay.
- an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
- something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole
- musical creation
- the act of creating written works
- art and technique of printing with movable type
- the way in which someone or something is composed
- the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
- a mixture of ingredients
- a musical work that has been created
adj
noun
- someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
- a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
- an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
- (historical) One who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript.
- A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.
- (economics) Abbreviation of substitute good.
- A substitute teacher.
- (sports) A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.
verb
- be a substitute
- put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
- act as a substitute
- (transitive, in the phrase "substitute X for Y") To use X in place of Y.
- (intransitive) To serve as a replacement (for someone or something).
- (transitive, formerly proscribed, often in the phrase "substitute X with/by Y", sometimes "substitute X for Y") To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y.
- (transitive) To use in place of something else, with the same function.
- (transitive, sports) To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place.
adj
- artificially formal
- not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes
- contrived by art rather than nature
- Not natural or normal: imposed arbitrarily or without regard to the specifics or normal circumstances of a person, a situation, etc.
- (bridge) Conveying some meaning other than the actual contents of one's hand.
- Insincere; fake, forced, or feigned.
- Man-made; made by humans; of artifice.
- (taxonomy) Based on characteristics useful for identification, without regard for the formal differences used in classification.
adj
- artificially formal
- Making use of or possessing a stilt or stilts, or things resembling stilts; raised on stilts.
- (figuratively) Elevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements.
- (architecture) Of a building or architectural feature such as an arch or vault: supported by stilts (“supporting pillars or posts”); also (generally) having the main part raised above the usual level by some structure.
verb
adj
- Spurious, artificial.
- (music) Out of tune.
- (logic) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
- Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
- Based on factually incorrect premises.
- Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
- Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
- Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
- Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
- Used in the vernacular name of a species (or group of species) together with the name of another species to which it is similar in appearance.
- not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
- designed to deceive
- erroneous and usually accidental
- deliberately deceptive
- (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful
- inaccurate in pitch
- inappropriate to reality or facts
- arising from error
- adopted in order to deceive
- not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article
adv
noun
verb
verb
- put together out of artificial or natural components or parts
- create by linking linguistic units
- reassemble mentally
- draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions
- make by combining materials and parts
- create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts
- (transitive) To build or form (something) by assembling parts.
- (transitive, geometry) To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques.
- (transitive, grammar) To build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas.
noun
verb
- put together out of artificial or natural components or parts
- concoct something artificial or untrue
- (transitive, cooking) To cut up an animal as preparation for cooking, particularly used in reference to fowl.
- (transitive) To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely.
- (transitive) To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to construct; to build.
- (transitive) To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce.
verb
- put together out of artificial or natural components or parts
- concoct something artificial or untrue
- produce naturally
- create or produce in a mechanical way
- (transitive) To work (raw or partly wrought materials) into suitable forms for use.
- (derogatory) To fabricate; to create false evidence to support a point.
- To make things, usually on a large scale, with tools and either physical labor or machinery.
noun
- the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
- the organized action of making of goods and services for sale
- Anything made, formed or produced; product.
- The action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale.
- (horology) A watch manufacturer that makes its own parts, rather than assembling watches from parts obtained from other firms.
- (figuratively) The process of such production; generation, creation.
adj
- Not naturally produced; artificial; imitative.
- Characterized by, or performed with, cleverness or contrivance; clever, ingenious.
- (especially) Skilful at using dishonest or unfair means to achieve a purpose; crafty, cunning.
- Exhibiting or using much art or skill; dexterous; skilful.
- not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
- marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft
noun
- Any synthetic compound of similar properties.
- A viscous water-insoluble hydrocarbon exudate of certain plants, or such a substance as a component of a plant exudate; used in lacquers, varnishes and many other applications.
- any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
verb
verb
- To make (something) less innocent or natural; to artificialize.
- To change the meaning of (something) in a deceptive or misleading way.
- (also reflexive) To make (oneself or someone) more sophisticated (“experienced in the ways of the world, that is, cosmopolitan or worldly-wise”); to cosmopolitanize.
- (also figuratively) To alter and make impure (something) by mixing it with some foreign or inferior substance, especially with an intention to deceive; to adulterate; (generally) to corrupt or deceive (someone, their thinking, etc.).
- (intransitive) To practise sophistry (“the (deliberate) making of arguments that seem plausible but are fallacious or misleading”).
- To make (something) more sophisticated (“complex, developed, or refined”); to develop, to refine.
- make more complex or refined
- alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
- make less natural or innocent
- practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
adj
noun
noun
- Initialism of synthetic intelligence.
- Initialism of subinspector (of police, etc).
- (Philippines, accounting, business) Initialism of sales invoice.
- Initialism of suicidal ideation.
- (UK, Canada, Australia, law) Initialism of statutory instrument.
- Initialism of supporting information.
- (finance) Initialism of systematic internaliser.
- Initialism of special intelligence.
- (electronics) Initialism of signal integrity.
- Initialism of swarm intelligence.
- (technology) Initialism of systems integration.
- (underwater diving) Initialism of surface interval.
- (fandom slang) Initialism of self-insertion (of the author into fan fiction).
- (mechanical engineering) Initialism of spark ignition.
- Initialism of self-injury.
- a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current (ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter (mole) and luminous intensity (candela)
adj
name
noun
- an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods
- (music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments
- (music) An electronic instrument consisting of a module, or a set of modules, that creates its sounds with electronics and does not have any keyboard.
- (software) A software program that allows a computer to be used as a musical instrument – virtual instrument
- (electronics) An electronic circuit that generates an electronic signal oscillation with accurate timing from a reference oscillator.
- (electronics) An electronic device that generates electronic signal patterns to test an electronic circuit.
- (music) An electronic musical instrument that creates its sounds with electronics and generally is played via a keyboard.
noun
- a synthetic fabric made from polyacrylonitrile
- a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives
- used especially by artists
- polymerized from acrylonitrile
- A thick sheet of plastic.
- (organic chemistry) An acrylic resin.
- A liquid coating system based on an acrylic resin.
- (painting) A paint containing an acrylic resin.
- A painting executed using such a paint.
adj
noun
adj
- Artificial, not genuine.
- Of, or relating to synthesis.
- (chemistry) Produced by synthesis instead of being isolated from a natural source (but may be identical to a product so obtained).
- (medicine) Produced by synthesis, thought to have the same effect as its natural counterpart, but chemically different from it.
- (grammar) Pertaining to the joining of bound morphemes in a word (compare analytic).
- (linguistics) Of a language, having a grammar principally dependent on the use of bound morphemes to indicate syntactic relationships.
- systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
- of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts
- not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
- not genuine or natural
- artificial as if portrayed in a film
- involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis
noun
noun
- A synthetic organic compound used as a substitute for the above.
- A plant of the genus Erodium (Erodium moschatum); the musky heronsbill.
- (slang, colloquial, vulgar) The scent of human genitalia when aroused or unwashed.
- A musk deer (genus Moschus).
- A similar secretion produced by the otter and the civet.
- A plant of the genus Muscari; grape hyacinth.
- A muskflower (Erythranthe moschata).
- The odour of musk.
- A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer; used as a perfume fixative
- the scent of a greasy glandular secretion from the male musk deer
verb
noun
- Synthesis as opposed to analysis.
- (printing) Typesetting.
- (mathematics) Applying a function to the result of another.
- (linguistics) The formation of compound words from separate words.
- A mixture or compound; the result of composing.
- A work of music, literature or art.
- The general makeup of a thing or person.
- The proportion of different parts to make a whole.
- (law) an agreement or compromise by which a creditor or group of creditors accepts partial payment from a debtor.
- (object-oriented programming) Way to combine simple objects or data types into more complex ones.
- The act of putting together; assembly.
- (physics) The compounding of two velocities or forces into a single equivalent velocity or force.
- (painting, photography) The arrangement and flow of elements in a picture.
- (chess) A puzzle created by the composer using chess pieces on a chessboard, which presents the solver with a particular task.
- An essay.
- an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
- something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole
- musical creation
- the act of creating written works
- art and technique of printing with movable type
- the way in which someone or something is composed
- the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
- a mixture of ingredients
- a musical work that has been created
noun
- Any synthetic compound of similar properties.
- A viscous water-insoluble hydrocarbon exudate of certain plants, or such a substance as a component of a plant exudate; used in lacquers, varnishes and many other applications.
- any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
verb
noun
- Initialism of synthetic intelligence.
- Initialism of subinspector (of police, etc).
- (Philippines, accounting, business) Initialism of sales invoice.
- Initialism of suicidal ideation.
- (UK, Canada, Australia, law) Initialism of statutory instrument.
- Initialism of supporting information.
- (finance) Initialism of systematic internaliser.
- Initialism of special intelligence.
- (electronics) Initialism of signal integrity.
- Initialism of swarm intelligence.
- (technology) Initialism of systems integration.
- (underwater diving) Initialism of surface interval.
- (fandom slang) Initialism of self-insertion (of the author into fan fiction).
- (mechanical engineering) Initialism of spark ignition.
- Initialism of self-injury.
- a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current (ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter (mole) and luminous intensity (candela)
adj
name
noun
- an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods
- (music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments
- (music) An electronic instrument consisting of a module, or a set of modules, that creates its sounds with electronics and does not have any keyboard.
- (software) A software program that allows a computer to be used as a musical instrument – virtual instrument
- (electronics) An electronic circuit that generates an electronic signal oscillation with accurate timing from a reference oscillator.
- (electronics) An electronic device that generates electronic signal patterns to test an electronic circuit.
- (music) An electronic musical instrument that creates its sounds with electronics and generally is played via a keyboard.
noun
- a synthetic fabric made from polyacrylonitrile
- a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives
- used especially by artists
- polymerized from acrylonitrile
- A thick sheet of plastic.
- (organic chemistry) An acrylic resin.
- A liquid coating system based on an acrylic resin.
- (painting) A paint containing an acrylic resin.
- A painting executed using such a paint.
adj
verb
- produce synthetically, artificially, or stereotypically and unoriginally
- to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings
- (transitive) To manufacture (a building, etc.) in standard components that can be fitted together on site.
verb
- put together out of artificial or natural components or parts
- create by linking linguistic units
- reassemble mentally
- draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions
- make by combining materials and parts
- create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts
- (transitive) To build or form (something) by assembling parts.
- (transitive, geometry) To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques.
- (transitive, grammar) To build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas.
noun
verb
- put together out of artificial or natural components or parts
- concoct something artificial or untrue
- (transitive, cooking) To cut up an animal as preparation for cooking, particularly used in reference to fowl.
- (transitive) To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely.
- (transitive) To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to construct; to build.
- (transitive) To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce.
verb
- put together out of artificial or natural components or parts
- concoct something artificial or untrue
- produce naturally
- create or produce in a mechanical way
- (transitive) To work (raw or partly wrought materials) into suitable forms for use.
- (derogatory) To fabricate; to create false evidence to support a point.
- To make things, usually on a large scale, with tools and either physical labor or machinery.
noun
- the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
- the organized action of making of goods and services for sale
- Anything made, formed or produced; product.
- The action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale.
- (horology) A watch manufacturer that makes its own parts, rather than assembling watches from parts obtained from other firms.
- (figuratively) The process of such production; generation, creation.
verb
- To make (something) less innocent or natural; to artificialize.
- To change the meaning of (something) in a deceptive or misleading way.
- (also reflexive) To make (oneself or someone) more sophisticated (“experienced in the ways of the world, that is, cosmopolitan or worldly-wise”); to cosmopolitanize.
- (also figuratively) To alter and make impure (something) by mixing it with some foreign or inferior substance, especially with an intention to deceive; to adulterate; (generally) to corrupt or deceive (someone, their thinking, etc.).
- (intransitive) To practise sophistry (“the (deliberate) making of arguments that seem plausible but are fallacious or misleading”).
- To make (something) more sophisticated (“complex, developed, or refined”); to develop, to refine.
- make more complex or refined
- alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
- make less natural or innocent
- practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
adj
noun
noun
adj
- Artificial, not genuine.
- Of, or relating to synthesis.
- (chemistry) Produced by synthesis instead of being isolated from a natural source (but may be identical to a product so obtained).
- (medicine) Produced by synthesis, thought to have the same effect as its natural counterpart, but chemically different from it.
- (grammar) Pertaining to the joining of bound morphemes in a word (compare analytic).
- (linguistics) Of a language, having a grammar principally dependent on the use of bound morphemes to indicate syntactic relationships.
- systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
- of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts
- not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
- not genuine or natural
- artificial as if portrayed in a film
- involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis
adj
noun
- someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
- a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
- an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
- (historical) One who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript.
- A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.
- (economics) Abbreviation of substitute good.
- A substitute teacher.
- (sports) A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.
verb
- be a substitute
- put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
- act as a substitute
- (transitive, in the phrase "substitute X for Y") To use X in place of Y.
- (intransitive) To serve as a replacement (for someone or something).
- (transitive, formerly proscribed, often in the phrase "substitute X with/by Y", sometimes "substitute X for Y") To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y.
- (transitive) To use in place of something else, with the same function.
- (transitive, sports) To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place.
adj
- artificially formal
- not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes
- contrived by art rather than nature
- Not natural or normal: imposed arbitrarily or without regard to the specifics or normal circumstances of a person, a situation, etc.
- (bridge) Conveying some meaning other than the actual contents of one's hand.
- Insincere; fake, forced, or feigned.
- Man-made; made by humans; of artifice.
- (taxonomy) Based on characteristics useful for identification, without regard for the formal differences used in classification.
adj
- artificially formal
- Making use of or possessing a stilt or stilts, or things resembling stilts; raised on stilts.
- (figuratively) Elevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements.
- (architecture) Of a building or architectural feature such as an arch or vault: supported by stilts (“supporting pillars or posts”); also (generally) having the main part raised above the usual level by some structure.
verb
adj
- Spurious, artificial.
- (music) Out of tune.
- (logic) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
- Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
- Based on factually incorrect premises.
- Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
- Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
- Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
- Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
- Used in the vernacular name of a species (or group of species) together with the name of another species to which it is similar in appearance.
- not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
- designed to deceive
- erroneous and usually accidental
- deliberately deceptive
- (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful
- inaccurate in pitch
- inappropriate to reality or facts
- arising from error
- adopted in order to deceive
- not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article
adv
noun
verb
adj
- Not naturally produced; artificial; imitative.
- Characterized by, or performed with, cleverness or contrivance; clever, ingenious.
- (especially) Skilful at using dishonest or unfair means to achieve a purpose; crafty, cunning.
- Exhibiting or using much art or skill; dexterous; skilful.
- not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
- marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft