artificially
adverb8 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.9
describes something kept at a lower level than is natural, such as prices or interest rates
describes something made larger than it should be, such as prices or ego
describes something created in an unnatural or forced way
to increase or improve something in a way that is not natural or sustainable
to encourage growth or activity through unnatural means
to create or manufacture something using non-natural methods
to make something last longer than it would naturally, such as a life or a situation
to force a rule, structure, or order that does not arise naturally