Artificial
Artificial adjective - Contrived by art rather than nature.
Usage example: artificial fibers
Painted and artificial are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Painted" instead an adjective "Artificial".
Nearby Words: artifice, artificially
Painted
Painted adjective - Lacking substance or vitality as if produced by painting.
Usage example: in public he wore a painted smile
Artificial and painted are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Artificial" instead an adjective "Painted".
Both words in one sentence
- Artificial Outdoors Display: Several of the later test chambers are painted to resemble outdoor scenes, at least on the still quite obvious walls and ceiling.
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The "sky" in The Truman Show has an artificial quality, as it's painted/projected against the interior of an enormous dome and the moon is stationary in the same place, day or night.
Source: Alien Sky
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