What does SYNTHETIC mean?
- Pronunciation
- /sɪnˈθɛtɪk/
- Letters
- 9
- Scrabble score
- 17
- Words With Friends score
- 17
- How common
- Fairly common
Meaning
adjective
- not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially“man-made fibers”
- involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis“limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology”
- systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
- of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts“`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition”
- artificial as if portrayed in a film“a novel with flat celluloid characters”
- not genuine or natural“counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic”
noun
- a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
synthetics18
Anagrams of SYNTHETIC
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside SYNTHETIC
219 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is SYNTHETIC a valid word in word games?
SYNTHETIC is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is SYNTHETIC worth?
SYNTHETIC is worth 17 points with Scrabble letter values and 17 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from SYNTHETIC?
219 other words, including THE, IN, IS and IT.