Notes on usage: Artificial

Synthetic  -  False  -  Man-Made  -  Fake  -  Imitation

These words all describe things that are not real, or not naturally produced or grown.

 

Artificial made or produced to copy sth natural; not real: Artificial flowers. | Artificial light.

Synthetic made by combining chemical substances rather than being produced naturally by plants or animals: Synthetic drugs. | Shoes with synthetic soles.

False not natural: False teeth. | False beard.

Man-made made by people; not natural: man-made fibres such as nylon.

Fake made to look like sth else; not real: A fake-fur jacket.

Imitation (only before a noun) made to look like sth else; not real. She would never wear imitation pearls.

 

Patterns
*Artificial/synthetic/man-made fabrics/fibres/materials/products
*Artificial/synthetic/fake/imitation fur/leather
*Artificial/synthetic/false/fake/imitation diamonds/pearls

 

 

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See also:

Common Phrasal Verbs	Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors	Frequently confused words
Common Clichés	Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings	Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition	Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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