Textual thesaurus for "synthetic"

(adj) synthetical

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

`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition

(adj) synthetical

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

(adj) celluloid

artificial as if portrayed in a film

a novel with flat celluloid characters

(adj) semisynthetic, man-made

not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially

man-made fibers; synthetic leather

(noun) synthetic substance

a compound made artificially by chemical reactions