nnoun.substancea compound made artificially by chemical reactionsSynset:synthetic substance
Hypernyms:chemical compound compound
Inherited Hypernyms:syntheticcompoundchemicalmaterialsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:syntheticcompoundchemicalmaterialsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Plasticinephosphorrubbersynthetic rubber
Full Hyponyms:bunabutyl rubberneoprenephosphorplasticinerubbersilicone rubber
adj satadj.allnot of natural origin; prepared or made artificiallyTopic:chemical sciencechemistry
Synset:man-made semisynthetic
Examples:- man-made fibers
- synthetic leather
Antonyms:natural
Inherited Hypernyms:man-made
Similar to:artificial unreal
adjadj.allinvolving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysisSynset:synthetical
Examples:- limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology - P.S.Welch
Antonyms:analytic
Derivationally Related Form:synthesis
Inherited Hypernyms:synthetic
adjadj.allsystematic combining of root and modifying elements into single wordsTopic:linguistics
Antonyms:analytic
Inherited Hypernyms:synthetic
Similar to:agglutinative polysynthetic
adjadj.allof a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or factsTopic:logic
Synset:synthetical
Examples:- 'all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition
Antonyms:analytic
Derivationally Related Form:synthesis
Inherited Hypernyms:synthetic
See also:a posteriori inductive logical
adj satadj.allartificial as if portrayed in a filmSynset:celluloid
Examples:- a novel with flat celluloid characters
Antonyms:natural
Inherited Hypernyms:celluloid
Similar to:artificial unreal
adj satadj.allnot genuine or naturalExamples:- counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic - George Will
Antonyms:genuine
Inherited Hypernyms:synthetic
Similar to:counterfeit imitative