Synonyms for artificial
ˌɑr təˈfɪʃ əlar·ti·fi·cial

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 6 votes

1. artificial

   Synonyms:
   acquired, alien, alien, assumed, foreign, unnatural

   Antonyms:
   indigenous, innate, natal, native, natural, original

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. artificial

   Synonyms:
   invented, fabricated, fictitious, constructed, manufactured, pretended, simulated, false, assumed, concocted, contrived, deceptive, artful, affected, unnatural, constrained

   Antonyms:
   natural, inartificial, genuine, spontaneous, transparent, artless, unaffected

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1. artificial, unrealadjective

   contrived by art rather than nature

   "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"

   Synonyms:
   contrived, insubstantial, unreal, stilted, hokey, unsubstantial

   Antonyms:
   unbleached, natural, organic, unaffected, undyed, uncolored

2. artificial, contrived, hokey, stiltedadjective

   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"

   Synonyms:
   drippy, schmaltzy, sentimental, soppy, maudlin, mushy, stilted, soupy, mawkish, kitschy, slushy, contrived, unreal, hokey, bathetic, schmalzy

   Antonyms:
   undyed, natural, organic, unaffected, uncolored, unbleached

3. artificialadjective

   not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes

   Synonyms:
   contrived, unreal, stilted, hokey

   Antonyms:
   organic, unaffected, uncolored, undyed, natural, unbleached

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1. prosthetic

   an artificial body part

   daniel donated a prosthetic leg to his brother believing he needed it more than him.

   Submitted by rinat on October 6, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. artificialadjective

   Synonyms:
   factitious, made by art, not natural

2. artificialadjective

   Synonyms:
   fictitious, feigned, counterfeited, sham, spurious

3. artificialadjective

   Synonyms:
   assumed, affected, forced, strained

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1. artificialadjective

   Synonyms:
   factitious, feigned, affected, assumed, fictitious, counterfeit, spurious

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1. List of paraphrases for "artificial":

   man-made, manmade, contrived, human-made, synthetic, unnatural, engineered, anthropogenic, artificially

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1. List of known nicknames for "Artificial":

   Aural Distortion, Gustavo Sacchetti

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1. Getty Images:

   Our center is focused on developing and applying the latest reproductive biotechnology techniques like cloning, IVF, artificial insemination and embryo transfer to enhance the multiplication of different animal species of the region and also for the conservation of endangered species.

2. Thomas Browne:

   All things are artificial, for nature is the art of God.

3. Daniel Fernandes:

   We were inspired to study these individuals based on their unusual burial context as well as the identification of two different types of artificial cranial deformation in two of the individuals.

4. John Williams:

   These researchers squirted the virus down the cats noses in high concentration, which is pretty artificial.

5. Defence Minister Kevin Andrews:

   We have not taken a stance on the various claims to rocks and reefs and outcrops and artificial islands in the South China Sea, but what we've said is that these matters should be solved in a peaceful way.