artificial
adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
contrived by art rather than nature
artificial flowers
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Sense 2 adjective
artificially formal
that artificial humility that her husband hated
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Sense 3 adjective
not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | counterfeit |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | unreal |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | natural |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | artificiality |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | staged |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | bionic |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | dyed |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | cardboard |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | celluloid |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | conventionalized |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | dummy |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | ersatz |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | factitious |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | imitation |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | synthetic |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | near |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | painted |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | affected |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | artificiality |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | inorganic |