Synthetic Definition & Meaning
synthetic
- adjective
- not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially; "man-made fibers"; "synthetic leather"
- 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
- systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
- of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts; "`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition"
- artificial as if portrayed in a film; "a novel with flat celluloid characters"
- not genuine or natural; "counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic"- George Will
- noun
- a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
"Synthetic" in song lyrics
See how synthetic is used in real songs:
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"Synthesized lies rise synthetic"
Aesop Rock f/ Ann Colville — Shere Kahn -
"I don't like Ugly, Original, Synthetic"
Aesop Rock f/ Vast Aire, Yeshua Da Poed — Sinister -
"We be authentic, you be synthetic"
C-Note f/ Will-Lean, Godfather — Put Yo Money on Me
Words that rhyme with synthetic
Usage tips for "synthetic"
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