artificial

[ahr-tuh-fish-uhl] / ˌɑr təˈfɪʃ əl /

ADJECTIVE

made by humans; not natural

Synonyms

STRONGEST

man-made synthetic unnatural

STRONG

counterfeit ersatz factitious manufactured

WEAK

faked false imitation mock not genuine plastic simulated substitute

Antonyms

STRONGEST

genuine natural real

STRONG

native

ADJECTIVE

fake; imitation

Synonyms

STRONG

unreal

WEAK

bogus counterfeit ersatz fabricated factitious faked false hyped-up manufactured mock phony plastic sham simulated specious spurious substitute synthetic unnatural

Antonyms

WEAK

genuine natural real unaffected unpretentious

ADJECTIVE

pretended; affected

Synonyms

WEAK

assumed contrived false feigned forced hollow insincere labored mannered meretricious phony put on spurious theatrical unnatural

Antonyms

WEAK

genuine natural real unaffected unpretentious

Example Sentences

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Jitters about the future of artificial intelligence continued to weigh on tech stocks earlier in the week.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tencent would be the highest-profile user of the gap in the rules, which are aimed at maintaining U.S. dominance in artificial intelligence.

From Barron's

“Once someone is offsides, and you create all of this artificial buying in the tape, then you start to see all kinds of stuff going on,” one trader told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch

Under the the deal proposed by Washington, ByteDance will license its artificial intelligence recommendation technology to a newly created U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

The economy could show improvement in 2026, however, as the trade wars die down, more tax cuts kick in and businesses ramp up investment in artificial intelligence, analysts say.

From MarketWatch

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