ARTIFICIAL: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ARTIFICIAL?

Need another word that means the same as “artificial”? Find 31 synonyms and 30 related words for “artificial” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Artificial” are: contrived, hokey, stilted, unreal, synthetic, manufactured, machine-made, fabricated, fake, false, imitation, mock, simulated, faux, ersatz, substitute, feigned, insincere, affected, mannered, unnatural, pretended, exaggerated, actorly, overdone, overripe, forced, laboured, strained, hollow, spurious

Artificial as an Adjective

Definitions of "Artificial" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “artificial” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• (of a bid) conventional as opposed to natural.
• (of a person or their behaviour) insincere or affected.
• Artificially formal.
• Contrived by art rather than nature.
• (of a situation or concept) not existing naturally; contrived or false.
• Made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally, especially as a copy of something natural.
• Not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes.

Synonyms of "Artificial" as an adjective (31 Words)

actorly	Affected or excessively dramatic. He seems to lack the actorly range that the role requires.
affected	Influenced or touched by an external factor. The gesture appeared both affected and stagy.
contrived	Showing effects of planning or manipulation. A novel with a contrived ending.
ersatz	Not real or genuine. Ersatz coffee.
exaggerated	Represented as greater than is true or reasonable. An exaggerated opinion of oneself.
fabricated	Formed or conceived by the imagination. A fabricated excuse for his absence.
fake	Not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article. A fake doctor.
false	Used in names of plants animals and gems that superficially resemble the thing properly so called e g false oat. He was feeding false information to his customers.
faux	Made in imitation; artificial. His faux macho banter caused offence.
feigned	Simulated or pretended; insincere. Feigned sympathy.
forced	Forced or compelled. A forced smile.
hokey	Noticeably contrived. A hokey tear jerker.
hollow	As if echoing in a hollow space. A hollow tree.
imitation	Not genuine or real being an imitation of the genuine article. Decorated with imitation palm leaves.
insincere	Lacking sincerity. Their praise was extravagant and insincere.
laboured	Lacking natural ease. His breathing was laboured.
machine-made	Made by machine.
mannered	Having unnatural mannerisms. Brief mannered and unlifelike idiom.
manufactured	(of evidence or a story) invented; fabricated. Manufactured love songs.
mock	Constituting a copy or imitation of something. Mock GCSEs.
overdone	(of food) overcooked. He sat there chewing his overdone steak.
overripe	(especially of an artistic work) exaggerated or overblown. An overripe melodrama.
pretended	Not genuine; assumed. Eating ice cream with pretended unconcern.
simulated	Manufactured in imitation of some other material. A purse of simulated alligator hide.
spurious	Born out of wedlock. A spurious argument.
stilted	(of an arch) with pieces of upright masonry between the imposts and the springers. When people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation.
strained	Of a mainly liquid substance having been strained to separate out any solid matter. A constrained smile.
substitute	Capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team. Substitute coffee.
synthetic	Involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis. Synthetic leather.
unnatural	Not existing in nature; artificial. The artificial turf looks an unnatural green.
unreal	Lacking material form or substance unreal. Many people have unreal expectations of marriage.

Usage Examples of "Artificial" as an adjective

• Her skin glowed in the artificial light.
• The Italian team began with an artificial club.
• Artificial sweeteners.
• An artificial limb.
• An artificial diamond.
• Artificial flowers.
• That artificial humility that her husband hated.
• Artificial fibers.
• The artificial division of people into age groups.
• Artificial flavoring.
• She gave an artificial smile.

Associations of "Artificial" (30 Words)

automate	Make automatic or control or operate automatically. Automate the movement of the robot.
concoct	Make a concoction of by mixing. His cronies concocted a simple plan.
construct	Put together out of artificial or natural components or parts. These rules tell us how to construct a grammatical sentence in a given language.
ersatz	(of a product) made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one, for something else. Ersatz emotion.
fabrication	The act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery. The assembly and fabrication of electronic products.
factory	An establishment for traders carrying on business in a foreign country. A clothing factory.
faux	Not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article. Their faux concern for the well being of the voters didn t fool many.
figment	A contrived or fantastic idea. A figment of the imagination.
fungicide	A chemical that destroys fungus. Cut away any rotten parts before dusting with fungicide.
honey	Sweeten with honey. Her honey skin.
imitation	Not genuine or real being an imitation of the genuine article. An imitation sub machine gun.
imitative	Formed in imitation of a natural sound- Harry Hoijer. Man is an imitative being.
inauthentic	Not genuinely belonging to a style or period. Baroque harpsichord pieces played on the decidedly inauthentic modern Steinway.
make	Make by shaping or bringing together constituents. Make a phone call.
manufacture	Manufactured articles. The manufacture of armoured vehicles.
manufacturing	The making of articles on a large scale using machinery; industrial production. Even in manufacturing they no longer dominate.
molasses	Thick, dark brown juice obtained from raw sugar during the refining process.
nutritive	Providing nourishment; nutritious. Nutritive food.
phony	Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance.
preservative	A substance used to preserve foodstuffs, wood, or other materials against decay. Salt has been used for centuries as a preservative.
prevarication	A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth.
reproducible	Able to be reproduced or copied. Astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained.
robot	(especially in science fiction) a machine resembling a human being and able to replicate certain human movements and functions automatically. The robot closed the door behind us.
simulated	Not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article. A purse of simulated alligator hide.
spurious	(of a line of reasoning) apparently but not actually valid. The dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring.
sugar	An essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they c. Mother absent mindedly sugared her tea.
sweetener	Something added to foods to make them taste sweeter. Diet drinks contain artificial sweeteners like saccharin.
synthetic	A synthetic material or chemical especially a textile fibre. Their tears are a bit synthetic.
treacle	Syrup of a golden-yellow colour; golden syrup. Enough of this treacle let s get back to business.