synthetical

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /sɪnˈθɛtɪkl/ UK /sɪnˈθɛtɪkl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
relating to synthesis; combining parts into a whole; artificial

His argument took a synthetical approach, fusing several traditions.

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Synonyms

1 adj · relating to synthesis;... synthetic artificial combinatory manufactured composite constructed

Opposites

analytical natural organic

Word family

Derived forms synthetically

Related forms synthesis synthetic synthesize

Etymology

From synthetic (from Modern Latin syntheticus, from Greek synthetikos 'skilled in putting together', from syntithenai 'to put together', from syn- 'together' + tithenai 'to place') plus -al.

synthetikós Ancient Greek tithénai Ancient Greek

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# synthetical

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /sɪnˈθɛtɪkl/
**IPA (UK):** /sɪnˈθɛtɪkl/

## Meanings
1. relating to synthesis; combining parts into a whole; artificial

## Examples
- His argument took a synthetical approach, fusing several traditions.

## Synonyms
- synthetic
- artificial
- combinatory
- manufactured
- composite
- constructed

## Antonyms
- analytical
- natural
- organic

## Derived Forms
- synthetically

## Related Forms
- synthesis
- synthetic
- synthesize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: synthetikós
- Root: tithénai

## Etymology
From synthetic (from Modern Latin syntheticus, from Greek synthetikos 'skilled in putting together', from syntithenai 'to put together', from syn- 'together' + tithenai 'to place') plus -al.

## AI Etymology
Synthetical is from synthetic (from Modern Latin syntheticus, from Greek synthetikos 'skilled in putting together', from syntithenai 'to put together', from syn- 'together' + tithenai 'to place') plus -al. Important recorded forms include synthetikós (Ancient Greek) and tithénai (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers relating to synthesis; combining parts into a whole; artificial. The wider family includes derived forms such as synthetically and related words such as synthesis, synthetic, and synthesize.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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