adjective
1.
Synonyms: synthetic , factitious, man-made
Related Word: fabricated, fashioned, made
Contrasted words: native
Antonyms: natural
2.
taking the place of something else and especially of something finer or more costly
artificial diamonds
Synonyms: dummy, ersatz, false, imitation, mock, sham, simulated, spurious, substitute; compare fictitious 2, spurious 3
Related Word: fake, papier-mâché, ||pretend, unreal; hollow, painted
Contrasted words: authentic, bona fide, genuine, real, sure-enough, true, veritable
3.
lacking in spontaneity and genuineness
exchanged artificial smiles
Synonyms: affected, assumed, feigned, put-on, spurious
Related Word: histrionic, insincere, overdone, quaint, stagy, theatrical, unnatural; cute, cutesy, goody-goody, mincing, overrefined, simpering; contrived, forced, labored
Contrasted words: genuine, sincere, spontaneous, unaffected