artificial

Adjective

• not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes

• artificially formal
  • that artificial humility that her husband hated
    
  • contrived coyness
    
  • a stilted letter of acknowledgment
    
  • when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation
    

• contrived by art rather than nature
  • artificial flowers
    
  • artificial flavoring
    
  • an artificial diamond
    
  • artificial fibers
    
  • artificial sweeteners
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  contrived , hokey , stilted , unreal