artificial
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4.5
- adjective
- /ˌɑːrtɪˈfɪʃəl/
- The painting looked beautiful, but the colors seemed artificial and overly bright.
- an artificial construct
- artificial characters
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Watch on YouTubeBut we've contrived an artificial exchange of ideas in writing.
- But we've contrived an artificial exchange of ideas in writing.
- They're it's all just artificial bubble.
- So it's this artificial sense of familiarity.
- And so this is, I don't, I think it's maybe an artificial distinction.
- Well, it matters deeply unless you want to be artificial.
- So this distinction between mind, mental state and physical state is artificial.
- So I I feel it's an artificial divide.
- But covering it up with artificial means is not good.
- It lost all of its arts, artsiness, very artificial.
- I mean, this is it, it, it's a lot of this is artificial.
Examples
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As a matter of fact, you may find our way of life very artificial.
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So it's this artificial sense of familiarity.
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But covering it up with artificial means is not good.
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Thankfully, artificial blood keeps me stable.
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I don't feel the need to have artificial competition in my life.
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Obsession with work creates an artificial environment where the lawyer must always be "on."
Academic text (1993) -
Neither teachers nor students learn from artificial units with contrived themes or concepts.
Academic text (1993) -
Officeholders find Robert's Rules a strange, confusing, and very artificial way of organizing debate.
Academic text (1990) -
She'd taken off her white cap, and her flattened red hair looked artificial, strange, wiglike.
Fiction book (1990) -
His speech sounded artificial because he was trying too hard to impress everyone.
Synonyms
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4.4
Made by people to copy something natural or not genuine
64
4.3
Arranged on purpose to create a certain effect rather than happening naturally
26
7.4
Planned or made so it feels artificial and not natural
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8.2
Showing fake feeling and too much emotion
9
7.4
Too formal and unnatural in speech or writing so it sounds awkward
2
4.9
Acting or speaking in a forced way to impress others
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
49
3.9
Computer programs and machines that can learn and solve problems like a person
- Specialized
11
6.0
A machine placed inside the body that does the work of a human heart
- Specialized
9
4.2
A medical method of putting sperm into a womb to cause pregnancy
- Specialized
2
3.7
A man-made object put into space that goes around Earth, the Moon, or another body
- Specialized
2
5.6
A liquid that carries oxygen in the body for a short time instead of human blood
- Specialized
1
3.7
A way to make someone breathe when their breathing has stopped
- Specialized
1
4.4
A two-layer man-made material used to replace or cover damaged skin after burns
- Specialized
1
7.2
A language made by people for a special use, like computers or international communication
- Specialized
1
5.7
An instrument in a plane that shows whether it is level or tilted
- Specialized
1
3.8
A metal or plastic part a surgeon puts into the body to replace a joint like a hip
- Specialized
1
4.2
A machine that filters waste from a person's blood when the kidneys do not work
- Slang
1
7.7
Bad decisions that computer systems like chatbots or self-driving cars make
- Specialized
1
3.9
A small electronic device placed under the skin that keeps the heart beating steadily
- Specialized
1
5.8
A machine that replaces a person's heart for a short time until they can get a new heart
- Specialized
1
4.5
A flexible man-made covering that senses touch and temperature on robot hands and replacement limbs
How Natural
Surface Forms
Etymology
Artificial keeps the old idea of something 'made' rather than natural. So when behaviour or a smile is artificial, it feels 'not natural' because it was put on or planned, not shown from real feeling.