be artificial

Frequency: 8.535.2 per million words

Used to state that something is not natural or real.

artificialVERB + ADJECTIVE

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Examples (10)

  • The light in the basement is artificial, but it's bright enough to work by.
  • I could tell her smile was artificial the moment she greeted me.
  • Many people worry that the relationships formed online are artificial.
  • This product contains no ingredients that are artificial.
  • Critics claim the artist's emotional display on stage was completely artificial.
  • The challenge for developers is to create an AI that doesn't feel like it is artificial.
  • The grass on the football field is artificial to withstand heavy use.
  • His politeness was so artificial that it felt scripted.
  • Will the future of food be artificial?
  • The boundary they drew between the two departments was highly artificial and impractical.