synthetic

adjective/sɪnˈθɛtɪk/

Frequency rank: #4,529 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

Made by chemical processes rather than occurring naturally; artificial.

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Example sentence

The jacket is made from synthetic materials rather than natural fibers.

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