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Artificial

Made or contrived by art; produced or modified by human skill and labor, in opposition to natural; as, artificial heat or light, gems, salts, minerals, fountains, flowers.

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Affected 84% connected

of Affect

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Affected 84% connected

of Affect

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Arranged 84% connected

of Arrange

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Arranged 84% connected

of Arrange

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Bleached 84% connected

of Bleach

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Bleached 84% connected

of Bleach

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Cardboard 84% connected

A stiff compact pasteboard of various qualities, for making cards, etc., often having a polished surface.

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Cardboard 84% connected

A stiff compact pasteboard of various qualities, for making cards, etc., often having a polished surface.

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Celluloid 84% connected

A substance composed essentially of gun cotton and camphor, and when pure resembling ivory in texture and color, but variously colored to imitate cor…

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Celluloid 84% connected

A substance composed essentially of gun cotton and camphor, and when pure resembling ivory in texture and color, but variously colored to imitate cor…

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Colored 84% connected

of Color

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Colored 84% connected

of Color

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Coloured 84% connected

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Coloured 84% connected

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Conventionalized 84% connected

of Conventionalizw

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Conventionalized 84% connected

of Conventionalizw

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Dummy 84% connected

Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine.

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Dummy 84% connected

Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine.

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Dyed 84% connected

of Dye

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Dyed 84% connected

of Dye

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Factitious 84% connected

Made by art, in distinction from what is produced by nature; artificial; sham; formed by, or adapted to, an artificial or conventional, in distinctio…

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Factitious 84% connected

Made by art, in distinction from what is produced by nature; artificial; sham; formed by, or adapted to, an artificial or conventional, in distinctio…

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Fake 84% connected

One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.

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Fake 84% connected

One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.

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False 84% connected

Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.

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False 84% connected

Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.

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Faux 84% connected

See Fauces.

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Faux 84% connected

See Fauces.

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Imitation 84% connected

The act of imitating.

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Imitation 84% connected

The act of imitating.

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Inorganic 84% connected

Not organic; without the organs necessary for life; devoid of an organized structure; unorganized; lifeness; inanimate; as, all chemical compounds ar…

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Inorganic 84% connected

Not organic; without the organs necessary for life; devoid of an organized structure; unorganized; lifeness; inanimate; as, all chemical compounds ar…

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Near 84% connected

At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh.

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Near 84% connected

At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh.

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Painted 84% connected

of Paint

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Painted 84% connected

of Paint

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Simulated 84% connected

of Simulate

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Simulated 84% connected

of Simulate

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Substitute 84% connected

One who, or that which, is substituted or put in the place of another; one who acts for another; that which stands in lieu of something else

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Substitute 84% connected

One who, or that which, is substituted or put in the place of another; one who acts for another; that which stands in lieu of something else

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Synthetic 84% connected

Alt. of Synthetical

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Synthetic 84% connected

Alt. of Synthetical

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Unnatural 84% connected

Not natural; contrary, or not conforming, to the order of nature; being without natural traits; as, unnatural crimes.

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Unnatural 84% connected

Not natural; contrary, or not conforming, to the order of nature; being without natural traits; as, unnatural crimes.

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Artificiality 74% connected

The quality or appearance of being artificial; that which is artificial.

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Artificiality 74% connected

The quality or appearance of being artificial; that which is artificial.

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See also 6

Counterfeit 66% connected

Representing by imitation or likeness; having a resemblance to something else; portrayed.

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Counterfeit 66% connected

Representing by imitation or likeness; having a resemblance to something else; portrayed.

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Imitative 66% connected

Inclined to imitate, copy, or follow; imitating; exhibiting some of the qualities or characteristics of a pattern or model; dependent on example; not…

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Imitative 66% connected

Inclined to imitate, copy, or follow; imitating; exhibiting some of the qualities or characteristics of a pattern or model; dependent on example; not…

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Unreal 66% connected

Not real; unsubstantial; fanciful; ideal.

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Unreal 66% connected

Not real; unsubstantial; fanciful; ideal.

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Synonym 3

Contrived 92% connected

of Contrive

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Stilted 92% connected

of Stilt

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Unreal 92% connected

Not real; unsubstantial; fanciful; ideal.

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Antonym 2

Natural 94% connected

Fixed or determined by nature; pertaining to the constitution of a thing; belonging to native character; according to nature; essential; characterist…

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Natural 94% connected

Fixed or determined by nature; pertaining to the constitution of a thing; belonging to native character; according to nature; essential; characterist…

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