Antonyms for synthetic

Antonyms for (adj) synthetic

Main entry: synthetic, synthetical

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

Usage: `all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition

Antonyms: analytic, analytical

Definition: of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience

Main entry: synthetic

Definition: systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words

Antonyms: uninflected, analytic

Definition: expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection

Main entry: synthetic, synthetical

Definition: involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis

Usage: limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology- P.S.Welch

Antonyms: analytic, analytical

Definition: using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles)

Main entry: synthetic

Definition: not genuine or natural

Usage: counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic- George Will

Antonyms: genuine, echt

Definition: not fake or counterfeit

Antonyms: nonimitative

Definition: not marked by or given to imitation

Main entry: synthetic, celluloid

Definition: artificial as if portrayed in a film

Usage: a novel with flat celluloid characters

Antonyms: natural

Definition: existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation

Antonyms: existent, real

Definition: being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

Antonyms: real

Definition: no less than what is stated; worthy of the name

Main entry: semisynthetic, synthetic, man-made

Definition: not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially

Usage: man-made fibers; synthetic leather