Synonyms for synthetic
sɪnˈθɛt ɪksyn·thet·ic

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1. synthetic, synthetic substanceadjective

   a compound made artificially by chemical reactions

   Synonyms:
   synthetic substance

   Antonyms:
   isolating(a), analytical, natural, genuine, analytic, uninflected, echt

2. man-made, semisynthetic, syntheticadjective

   not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially

   "man-made fibers"; "synthetic leather"

   Synonyms:
   synthetical, man-made, semisynthetic, celluloid

   Antonyms:
   natural, analytical, uninflected, analytic, isolating(a), genuine, echt

3. synthetic, syntheticaladjective

   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"- P.S.Welch

   Synonyms:
   synthetical, man-made, semisynthetic, celluloid

   Antonyms:
   analytic, analytical, uninflected, natural, echt, isolating(a), genuine

4. syntheticadjective

   systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words

   Synonyms:
   synthetical, man-made, semisynthetic, celluloid

   Antonyms:
   analytical, genuine, uninflected, natural, analytic, echt, isolating(a)

5. synthetic, syntheticaladjective

   of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts

   "`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition"

   Synonyms:
   synthetical, man-made, semisynthetic, celluloid

   Antonyms:
   isolating(a), uninflected, echt, natural, analytic, analytical, genuine

6. celluloid, syntheticadjective

   artificial as if portrayed in a film

   "a novel with flat celluloid characters"

   Synonyms:
   synthetical, man-made, semisynthetic, celluloid

   Antonyms:
   analytical, isolating(a), natural, analytic, echt, genuine, uninflected

7. syntheticadjective

   not genuine or natural

   "counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic"- George Will

   Synonyms:
   synthetical, man-made, semisynthetic, celluloid

   Antonyms:
   echt, uninflected, genuine, analytical, natural, isolating(a), analytic

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1. List of paraphrases for "synthetic":

   synthesis, skinjobs, artificial, man-made, summary, consolidated, synthesised, synthesizing, wrap-up, composite, designer, synthesized

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1. Naval Academy:

   NCIS conducted an 11-month investigation into the use of synthetic marijuana, or spice, by midshipmen. That investigation ended the careers of at least 27 midshipmen.

2. Heather White:

   The announcement from Kraft should be a wake-up call for other food manufacturers to take notice, go back to the drawing board, reformulate and get rid of these synthetic ingredients of concern, especially in food that is marketed to children.

3. The Marine:

   At IOC, the F-35B targeted in real time, talked to forward air controllers over the radio and data-link, and put weapons on target. The F-35B can provide close air support in threat environments where our current platforms would not survive, and the synthetic aperture radar gives us a through-the-weather targeting capability where the majority of our legacy targeting systems are simply ineffective.

4. Dr Webster:

   A lot of researchers in biomaterials and cancer treatment are getting very excited by this healthy approach. It's almost like the approach in Eastern medicine, where we're looking for natural nanomaterials, not synthetic ones, like gold and silver.

5. Luis Cresencio Sandoval:

   There was a change in consumption, there was a change in drug markets due to the ease of producing synthetic drugs.