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The opposite of artificial is natural
by auxfil 3y ago
The opposite of artificial is natural
- anonymouskimmer 3y agoWords tend to have compound and contextual meanings, so it's very rare for one word to have one opposite. Look at lists of synonyms and antonyms. Another opposite of "natural" is "designed", and another opposite of artificial is "by chance".
- visarga 3y agoartificial literally means "made with skill" or "artistic"
- andrewprock 3y agoi.e. artifice-ial
- anonymouskimmer 3y agoMerriam-Webster literally lists 5 distinct definitions of "artificial" with two of those having two sub-definitions.
- digging 3y agoDesigned is a synonym of artificial. "By chance" is also an accurate descriptor of natural intelligence. Not sure if you were making a point, but your comment backs up the assertion that "natural" was a better choice than "real" in that sentence.
- anonymouskimmer 3y agoThe point I was making is what I wrote. Words have multiple meanings, and synonyms are similars, not identicals.
- mensetmanusman 3y agoYour answer is the first choice of chat gpt:) " 1. Natural 2. Authentic 3. Genuine 4. Real 5. Organic 6. Original 7. Unaffected 8. Unpretentious 9. True 10. Sincere "