Read the dictionary definition of synthetic. All definitions for this word.
1. a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
2. of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts
1. `all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition
3. systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
4. involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis
1. limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology
5. not genuine or natural
1. counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic
6. artificial as if portrayed in a film
1. a novel with flat celluloid characters
7. not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
1. man-made fibers
2. synthetic leather