Meaning of the word artificial in English

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artificial

US /ˌɑːr.t̬əˈfɪʃ.əl/

UK /ˌɑːr.t̬əˈfɪʃ.əl/

made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally, especially as a copy of something natural

Example:

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The flowers were beautiful, but they were artificial.

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They used artificial intelligence to analyze the data.

Synonym:

synthetic man-made manufactured simulated fake

Synonym:

natural real genuine

insincere or affected

Example:

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She gave an artificial smile, trying to hide her disappointment.

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His politeness felt very artificial.

Synonym:

insincere affected feigned contrived forced

Synonym:

sincere genuine natural

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