ARTIFICIAL as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • artificially formal
   Synonym(s)
   • contrived (what does contrived mean?)
   • hokey (what does hokey mean?)
   • stilted (what does stilted mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Similar To
   • affected (what does affected mean?)
   • unnatural (what does unnatural mean?)
2. Meaning
   • contrived by art rather than nature
   Synonym(s)
   • unreal (what does unreal mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • artificial flowers
   • artificial flavoring
   • an artificial diamond
   • artificial fibers
   • artificial sweeteners
   Antonym(s)
   • natural (what does natural mean?)
   Similar To
   • arranged (what does arranged mean?)
   • staged (what does staged mean?)
   • bionic (what does bionic mean?)
   • bleached (what does bleached mean?)
   • colored (what does colored mean?)
   • coloured (what does coloured mean?)
   • dyed (what does dyed mean?)
   • celluloid (what does celluloid mean?)
   • synthetic (what does synthetic mean?)
   • conventionalized (what does conventionalized mean?)
   • conventionalised (what does conventionalised mean?)
   • stylized (what does stylized mean?)
   • stylised (what does stylised mean?)
   • dummy (what does dummy mean?)
   • ersatz (what does ersatz mean?)
   • substitute (what does substitute mean?)
   • factitious (what does factitious mean?)
   • fake (what does fake mean?)
   • false (what does false mean?)
   • faux (what does faux mean?)
   • imitation (what does imitation mean?)
   • simulated (what does simulated mean?)
   • man-made (what does man-made mean?)
   • semisynthetic (what does semisynthetic mean?)
   • synthetic (what does synthetic mean?)
   • near (what does near mean?)
   • painted (what does painted mean?)
   • cardboard (what does cardboard mean?)
   • unlifelike (what does unlifelike mean?)
   See Also
   • counterfeit (what does counterfeit mean?)
   • imitative (what does imitative mean?)
   • unreal (what does unreal mean?)
3. Meaning
   • not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes
   Similar To
   • inorganic (what does inorganic mean?)