Synthetic

Not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially

Similar to

Unreal

Artificial

Examples

Synthetic leather

Artificial as if portrayed in a film

Synonyms

Celluloid

Similar to

Unreal

Artificial

Involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis

Synonyms

Synthetical

Antonyms

Analytic

Derivation

Synthesis

Examples

Limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology

A compound made artificially by chemical reactions

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

Synonyms

Synthetical

In category

Logic

Antonyms

Analytic

Derivation

Synthesis

Examples

`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition

Not genuine or natural

Examples

Counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic

Systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words

In category

Linguistics

Antonyms

Analytic