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(adjective) (logic) of a proposition; having a truth value determined by observation or facts, as "all men are arrogant" |
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Synonyms: synthetical |
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Antonyms: analytic |
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(adjective) (linguistics) systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words |
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Antonyms: analytic |
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(adjective) 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 |
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Synonyms: synthetical |
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Antonyms: analytic |
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(satellite adjective) not genuine or natural; "counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic"- George Will |
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(noun) a compound made artificially by chemical reactions |
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Related Words: Plasticine, chemical compound, compound |
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(satellite adjective) artificial as if portrayed in a film; "a novel with flat celluloid characters" |
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Synonyms: celluloid |
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(satellite adjective) (chemistry) not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially; "man-made fibers"; "synthetic leather" |
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Synonyms: man-made, semisynthetic |
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