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man–made
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of MAN-MADE
1
being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials <man-made diamonds that were really just glass>
Synonyms artificial, bogus, dummy, ersatz, factitious, fake, false, faux, imitative, man-made, mimic, mock, pretend, sham, simulated, substitute, synthetic
Related Words cultured, manufactured, process; unauthentic; adulterated, designer, doctored, engineered, fudged, juggled, manipulated, tampered (with); concocted, fabricated; counterfeit, deceptive, forged, fraudulent, misleading, phony (also phoney); affected, brummagem, feigned, pinchbeck, pseudo, spurious
Near Antonyms authentic, bona fide, legitimate, true; premium, quality, valuable; pure, unadulterated
2
produced by humans rather than natural processes <the houses in the new development are built around a man-made lake>
Related Words fabricated, manufactured; cultivated, processed, refined; industrial, mechanical; ersatz, faux, imitation
Antonyms natural
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