synthetic

ADJECTIVENOUN /sɪn'θɛtɪk/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S

synthetic is a valid 9-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1Y4N1T1H4E1T1I1C3
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING

What does synthetic mean?

ADJECTIVE · 6 SENSES
1

Not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially.

“synthetic leather”

2

Artificial as if portrayed in a film.

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3

Involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis.

“limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology”

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4

Of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts.

“`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition”

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5

Not genuine or natural.

“counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic”

6

Systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words.

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NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A compound made artificially by chemical reactions.