artificial

  • (a) contrived by art rather than nature
    • artificial flowers
    • artificial flavoring
    • an artificial diamond
    • artificial fibers
    • artificial sweeteners
    unreal,
  • (s) artificially formal
    • 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
    stilted, contrived, hokey,
  • (s) not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes

Synonyms

unreal stilted contrived hokey

Antonyms

natural

See also

counterfeit imitative unreal

Words of close approximity

artificial additive artificial blood artificial flower artificial heart artificial horizon artificial insemination artificial intelligence artificiality artificial joint artificial kidney artificial lake artificial language artificially artificial pacemaker artificial respiration artificial satellite artificial skin