Definition of Synthetic

1. Noun. A compound made artificially by chemical reactions.

Exact synonyms: Synthetic Substance
Specialized synonyms: Plasticine, Phosphor, Rubber, Synthetic Rubber
Generic synonyms: Chemical Compound, Compound

2. Adjective. Not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially. "Synthetic leather"
Exact synonyms: Man-made, Semisynthetic
Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry
Similar to: Artificial, Unreal

3. 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"
Exact synonyms: Synthetical
Antonyms: Analytic
Derivative terms: Synthesis, Synthesis, Synthesis, Synthesis

4. Adjective. Systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words.
Category relationships: Linguistics
Similar to: Agglutinative, Polysynthetic
Antonyms: Analytic

5. Adjective. Of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts. "`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition"
Exact synonyms: Synthetical
Category relationships: Logic
Also: A Posteriori, Inductive, Logical
Antonyms: Analytic
Derivative terms: Synthesis

6. Adjective. Artificial as if portrayed in a film. "A novel with flat celluloid characters"
Exact synonyms: Celluloid
Similar to: Artificial, Unreal

7. Adjective. Not genuine or natural. "Counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic"
Similar to: Counterfeit, Imitative

Definition of Synthetic

1. a. Of or pertaining to synthesis; consisting in synthesis or composition; as, the synthetic method of reasoning, as opposed to analytical.

Definition of Synthetic

1. Adjective. Of, or relating to synthesis. ¹

2. Adjective. (chemistry) Produced by synthesis instead of being isolated from a natural source (but may be identical to a product so obtained). ¹

3. Adjective. Artificial, not genuine. ¹

4. Adjective. (grammar) Pertaining to the joining of bound morphemes in a word. Compare analytic. ¹

5. Noun. A synthetic compound. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Synthetic

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Synthetic

synthesism
synthesisms
synthesist
synthesists
synthesizable
synthesize
synthesized
synthesizer
synthesizers
synthesizes
synthesizing
synthespian
synthespians
synthetase
synthetases
synthetic (current term)
synthetic-biology
synthetic air
synthetic biology
synthetic cubism
synthetic fiber
synthetic heroin
synthetic lethality
synthetic paper
synthetic papers
synthetic phonics
synthetic resin
synthetic rubber
synthetic thinking
synthetical

Literary usage of Synthetic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"At the same time he contends that the synthetic judgments of the ... Therefore he proposes to introduce a third class, namely, synthetic a priori judgments, ..."

2. The Teaching of Mathematics in the Elementary and the Secondary School by Jacob William Albert Young (1906)
"The analytic method is the method of the mathematical worker, the synthetic method is that in which he usually presents his results. ..."

3. The Ruling Principle of Method Applied to Education by Antonio Rosmini (1889)
"Cognitions of .the third order are always readied through synthetic judgments: law by whk-h synthetic and analytic judgments constantly succeed each other ..."

4. Ruling Principle of Method Applied to Education by Antonio Rosmini (1887)
"—Cognitions of the third order are always reached through synthetic judgments: law by which synthetic and analytic judgments constantly succeed each other ..."

5. Schooling of the Immigrant by Frank Victor Thompson (1920)
"so obtained to build other language forms is called analytic-synthetic. FALLACY OF synthetic METHODS All synthetic methods of teaching English are based on ..."

6. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"At the same time he contends that the synthetic judgments of the ... Therefore he proposes to introduce a third class, namely, synthetic a priori judgments, ..."

7. The Teaching of Mathematics in the Elementary and the Secondary School by Jacob William Albert Young (1906)
"The analytic method is the method of the mathematical worker, the synthetic method is that in which he usually presents his results. ..."

8. The Ruling Principle of Method Applied to Education by Antonio Rosmini (1889)
"Cognitions of .the third order are always readied through synthetic judgments: law by whk-h synthetic and analytic judgments constantly succeed each other ..."

9. Ruling Principle of Method Applied to Education by Antonio Rosmini (1887)
"—Cognitions of the third order are always reached through synthetic judgments: law by which synthetic and analytic judgments constantly succeed each other ..."

10. Schooling of the Immigrant by Frank Victor Thompson (1920)
"so obtained to build other language forms is called analytic-synthetic. FALLACY OF synthetic METHODS All synthetic methods of teaching English are based on ..."

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