ˌman-ˈmade adjective1. man-made materials and substances are not natural
Synonym : artificial Antonym : natural:
fabrics made using a combination of natural and man-made fibres2. made by people, rather than by natural processes:
Europe’s largest man-made lake [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
artificial not real or natural, but made to look or work like something real or natural:
artificial flowers
He was given an artificial heart.synthetic made using chemical processes rather than by natural processes:
synthetic fabrics
a synthetic version of the drugman-made made by people – used especially about geographical features and materials:
a man-made lake
man-made fibresfake made to look or seem like something else, especially in order to deceive people:
a fake passport
fake furimitation made to look like something, but not real – used especially about guns, jewellery, and leather:
imitation firearms
imitation pearlsfalse artificial – used especially about teeth,
eyelashes, and
beards:
a set of false teethsimulated not real, but made to look, sound, or feel real, especially by means of special computers or machines:
a simulated space flightvirtual made, done, seen etc on a computer, rather than in the real world:
a virtual tour of the garden [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲