factitial

Examples

• All

• The laboratory created a factitial environment to test the new materials.

• Doctors determined that the patient's injuries were factitial and not the result of an accident.

• The factitial nature of the evidence raised suspicions.

• She created a factitial narrative to cover her tracks.

• Some gemstones are factitial, produced in factories rather than mined from the earth.

• Doctors determined that the patient's injuries were factitial and not the result of an accident.

• The laboratory created a factitial environment to test the new materials.

Synonyms

A

artificial

vsfactitial

267 3.6

Made by people rather than by nature, often as a copy of something natural

emphasizes creation by people rather than copying

F

factitious

vsfactitial

• Formal

1 9.9

Made to seem real but not natural

has identical meaning but is a rarer variant in usage

M

manufactured

vsfactitial

2.1

Made in a factory in large amounts rather than by hand

refers more generally to being made by humans without industrial focus

Antonyms

N

natural

∞ 1.0

Not made or changed by people, coming from nature like sunlight

G

genuine

203 2.0

Real and not fake, for example about art or goods

How Natural

natural

∞ 1.0

factitial

• Specialized

9.9

man-made

27 3.4

synthetic

• Specialized

6 5.3

Surface Forms

Etymology