synthesis

C2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈsənθəsəs/ UK /ˈsɪnθəsɪs/ See IPA manual

Freq #34098

Meanings

1

noun
The combining of separate ideas, things, or influences into a single, coherent whole.

Her book is a synthesis of history, science, and personal memoir.
2

noun
The making of a substance by combining simpler chemical compounds.

The lab developed a faster synthesis of the new drug.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the combining of separate... synthetic thinking

Opposites

analysis

Word family

Forms syntheses

Derived forms amorphosynthesisautosynthesisbaryosynthesisbiosynthesischemosynthesiscosynthesiselectrosynthesisglycosynthesishemisynthesisheterosynthesishyposynthesisliposynthesis

Related forms synthesize synthetic

Etymology

From Latin synthesis, from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις (súnthesis, “a putting together; composition”), from συντίθημι (suntíthēmi, “put together, combine”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “set, place”). Doublet of sandhi.

*sem- Proto-Indo-European synthesis Latin σύνθεσις Ancient Greek

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General Vocabulary

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# synthesis

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsənθəsəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsɪnθəsɪs/
**Frequency rank:** 34098

## Meanings
1. The combining of separate ideas, things, or influences into a single, coherent whole.
2. The making of a substance by combining simpler chemical compounds.

## Examples
- Her book is a synthesis of history, science, and personal memoir.
- The lab developed a faster synthesis of the new drug.

## Antonyms
- analysis

## Derived Forms
- amorphosynthesis
- autosynthesis
- baryosynthesis
- biosynthesis
- chemosynthesis
- cosynthesis
- electrosynthesis
- glycosynthesis
- hemisynthesis
- heterosynthesis
- hyposynthesis
- liposynthesis

## Related Forms
- synthesize
- synthetic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *sem-
- Root: synthesis
- Root: σύνθεσις
- Affix: syn- - with

## Etymology
From Latin synthesis, from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις (súnthesis, “a putting together; composition”), from συντίθημι (suntíthēmi, “put together, combine”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “set, place”). Doublet of sandhi.

## AI Etymology
Synthesis is from Latin synthesis, from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις (súnthesis, “a putting together; composition”), from συντίθημι (suntíthēmi, “put together, combine”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “set, place”). Doublet of sandhi. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include *sem- (Proto-Indo-European), synthesis (Latin), and σύνθεσις (Ancient Greek). Current senses include the combining of separate ideas, things, or influences into a single, coherent whole and the making of a substance by combining simpler chemical compounds. The wider family includes derived forms such as amorphosynthesis, autosynthesis, baryosynthesis, biosynthesis, and chemosynthesis and related words such as synthesize and synthetic.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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