English word
Artificial
Definitions
adjective
- made, produced, or done by humans especially to seem like something natural : man-made
- see also artificial intelligence
- serving to temporarily or permanently supplement or replace a usually vital bodily function or necessary substance (such as nutrients or water)medical
- see also artificial insemination, artificial respirationmedical
- caused or produced by human actions or methods especially for economic, social, or political aims
- not being, showing, or resembling sincere or spontaneous behavior : fake
- imitation, sham
- based on differential morphological characters not necessarily indicative of natural relationshipsin biological classification
- artful, cunningarchaic
Synonyms for artificial
Closest evidence-backed alternatives.
- unnatural
- strained
- mock
- false
- fake
- mechanical
- simulated
- pseudo
- exaggerated
- plastic