Synthetic

adjective

sɪn'θɛtɪk

Adjective

not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
“synthetic leather”
Similar:Man-madeSemisynthetic
of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts
“`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition”
Similar:Synthetical
See also:InductiveLogical
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”
Similar:Synthetical
not genuine or natural
“counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic”
artificial as if portrayed in a film
Similar:Celluloid
systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words