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synthetic
made artificially rather than occurring naturally
Synonyms
- artificial
- engineered
- manufactured
Antonyms
- natural
- organic
synthetic in a sentence
Her jacket was made of a synthetic fabric designed to resist rain.
The lab grew a synthetic diamond that was chemically identical to one mined from the earth.
Where it comes from
From Greek synthetikos 'skilled in putting together'
Memory hook
SYNTH-etic: like a synthesizer, it's man-made, not natural.
Word parts
- syl/sym/syn — alongside, same, together
synthetic: syn- (together) + thet (place, put)
Read it in context
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