Standard Lemma guide

synthetically

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

Using synthetic methods.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

by synthesis; in a synthetic manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • some of these drugs have been derived from opium and others have been produced synthetically

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English synthetic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English synthetically From synthetic + -ally.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: sintèticament — using synthetic methods
  • Esperanto: sinteze — using synthetic methods
  • Finnish: synteettisesti — using synthetic methods
  • French: synthétiquement — using synthetic methods
  • Galician: sinteticamente — using synthetic methods
  • Georgian: სინთეთიკურად (sintetiḳurad) — using synthetic methods
  • Italian: sinteticamente — using synthetic methods
  • Portuguese: sinteticamente — using synthetic methods
  • Serbo-Croatian: синтѐтичкӣ — using synthetic methods
  • Serbo-Croatian: sintètičkī — using synthetic methods
  • Spanish: sintéticamente — using synthetic methods