Adjective artificial has 3 senses
- artificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"
Antonyms: natural, fresh, unbleached, uncolored, undyed
- artificial, contrived, hokey, stilted - artificially formal; "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"
Antonym: unaffected (indirect, via affected)
- artificial - not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes
Antonym: organic (indirect, via inorganic)
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