man-made
adjective /ˌmæn ˈmeɪd/
/ˌmæn ˈmeɪd/
- made by people; not natural synonym artificial
- a man-made lake
- man-made fibres such as nylon and polyester
- a totally man-made environment
Synonyms artificialartificial- synthetic
- false
- man-made
- fake
- imitation
- artificial made or produced to copy something natural; not real:
- artificial flowers
- artificial light
- synthetic made by combining chemical substances rather than being produced naturally by plants or animals:
- synthetic drugs
- shoes with synthetic soles
- false not natural:
- false teeth
- a false beard
- man-made made by people; not natural:
- man-made fibres such as nylon
- fake made to look like something else; not real:
- a fake-fur jacket
- imitation [only before noun] made to look like something else; not real:
- She would never wear imitation pearls.
- artificial/synthetic/man-made fabrics/fibres/materials/products
- artificial/synthetic/fake/imitation fur/leather
- artificial/synthetic/false/fake/imitation diamonds/pearls
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMan-made is used with these nouns:- disaster
- famine
- fibre
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