Antonyms for artificial
ˌɑr təˈfɪʃ əlar·ti·fi·cial

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 6 votes

1. artificial

   Antonyms:
   indigenous, innate, natal, native, natural, original

   Synonyms:
   acquired, alien, alien, assumed, foreign, unnatural

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. artificial

   Antonyms:
   natural, inartificial, genuine, spontaneous, transparent, artless, unaffected

   Synonyms:
   invented, fabricated, fictitious, constructed, manufactured, pretended, simulated, false, assumed, concocted, contrived, deceptive, artful, affected, unnatural, constrained

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. artificial, unrealadjective

   contrived by art rather than nature

   "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"

   Antonyms:
   unbleached, natural, organic, unaffected, undyed, uncolored

   Synonyms:
   contrived, insubstantial, unreal, stilted, hokey, unsubstantial

2. artificial, contrived, hokey, stiltedadjective

   artificially formal

   "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"

   Antonyms:
   undyed, natural, organic, unaffected, uncolored, unbleached

   Synonyms:
   drippy, schmaltzy, sentimental, soppy, maudlin, mushy, stilted, soupy, mawkish, kitschy, slushy, contrived, unreal, hokey, bathetic, schmalzy

3. artificialadjective

   not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes

   Antonyms:
   organic, unaffected, uncolored, undyed, natural, unbleached

   Synonyms:
   contrived, unreal, stilted, hokey

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1. artificialadjective

   Synonyms:
   factitious, feigned, affected, assumed, fictitious, counterfeit, spurious

How to use artificial in a sentence?

1. Thomas Beatty:

   The game is to try and figure out something that is artificial but is also feasibly detectable, i think we are closer than a lot of people imagine.

2. Thomas Browne:

   All things are artificial, for nature is the art of God.

3. Paul Adkins:

   The last time we saw anything like this was in 2009, but that was an artificial government stimulus to the industry, not natural market forces.

4. Pamela Keel:

   The dominance of Instagram among the age group that was already at greatest risk of eating disorders is one [ issue ], you've got a vicious cycle : You've got a group who are at elevated risk of these problems demonstrating to this artificial intelligence that this is what grabs their attention, and then that artificial intelligence says,' Here let me give you more of this.' ... It's just a perfect storm.

5. Gan Tian:

   I really looked forward to playing the Pokemon artificial reality game since they first announced it. I really liked Pokemon as a kid.

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