Artificial
Artificial adjective - Not being or expressing what one appears to be or express.
Usage example: the familiar sight of the award winner accepting the artificial congratulations of the other nominees
Backhanded and artificial are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Backhanded" instead an adjective "Artificial".
Nearby Words: artifice, artificially
Backhanded
Backhanded adjective - Not being or expressing what one appears to be or express.
Usage example: “You throw okay, for a girl” is a bit of a backhanded compliment
Artificial and backhanded are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Artificial" instead an adjective "Backhanded".
Nearby Words: backhander, backhand
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- fake and artificial
- fake and backhanded
- phony and artificial
- phony and backhanded
- counterfeit and artificial
- counterfeit and backhanded
- hollow and artificial
- hollow and backhanded
- false and artificial
- false and backhanded
- deceptive and artificial
- deceptive and backhanded
- double-dealing and artificial
- double-dealing and backhanded
Both words in one sentence
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Backhanded Compliment: Early in Infinity, as Tycho grouses at you for bothering him when your objective isn't yet complete, he refers to Durandal as "the second most brilliant Artificial Intelligence in the galaxy".
Source: Video Game / Marathon
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