synth
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9.4
- noun
- /sɪnθ/
:
androide
- Sandra, the synth is Quinn.
- synth-pop
Examples
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But even as his words echoed across the ravine, the camouflaged synth vanished into the greenery of the forest.
Fiction book (1997) -
"Hey you!" he roared, following the synth out of the house.
Fiction book (1997) -
You said a synth would try and destroy anything it saw as a threat.
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You look a lot like your synth.
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Better night vision for your synth units, improved pursuit capability.
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I guess I already knew you weren't a synth.
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"Stop right there!" he shouted after the retreating synth.
Fiction book (1997) -
In the movie, the synth showed emotions just like a real human would.
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The scientist programmed the synth to learn from its experiences and interact with people.
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People worried about how society would change as more synths became integrated into everyday life.
Synonyms
67
5.8
A robot like those seen in science fiction films
57
6.8
A machine that looks and acts like a human
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9.1
A robot that looks and acts like a real person
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7.5
A machine made to look and act like a person
A machine made to act like a real person
How Human-Like
Surface Forms
Etymology
Synth comes from synthesis, which means 'put together', so a helpful image is a person 'put together' by machines. That's why a synth in stories is an artificial human or robot made to look and act like a person.