English word

Artificial

Definitions

adjective

  1. made, produced, or done by humans especially to seem like something natural : man-made
  2. see also artificial intelligence
  3. serving to temporarily or permanently supplement or replace a usually vital bodily function or necessary substance (such as nutrients or water)medical
  4. see also artificial insemination, artificial respirationmedical
  5. caused or produced by human actions or methods especially for economic, social, or political aims
  6. not being, showing, or resembling sincere or spontaneous behavior : fake
  7. imitation, sham
  8. based on differential morphological characters not necessarily indicative of natural relationshipsin biological classification
  9. artful, cunningarchaic

Synonyms for artificial

Closest evidence-backed alternatives.

  • unnatural
  • strained
  • mock
  • false
  • fake
  • mechanical
  • simulated
  • pseudo
  • exaggerated
  • plastic