artificial
Adjective
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Contrived by art rather than nature (synset 301575756)
"artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"also:
- counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior
- unreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
similar to:- arranged, staged - deliberately arranged for effect
- bionic - having particular physiological functions augmented or replaced by electronic or electromechanical components
- bleached, colored, coloured, dyed - (used of color) artificially produced; not natural
- cardboard, unlifelike - without substance
- celluloid, synthetic - artificial as if portrayed in a film
- conventionalised, conventionalized, stylised, stylized - using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous
- dummy - having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function
- ersatz, substitute - artificial and inferior
- factitious - not produced by natural forces
- fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated - not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article
- man-made, semisynthetic, synthetic - not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
- near - closely resembling the genuine article
- painted - lacking substance or vitality as if produced by painting
same as: unreal -
Artificially formal (synset 300074073)
"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"
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Not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes (synset 301685076)
similar to: inorganic - lacking the properties characteristic of living organisms
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