Artificial and Real

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Artificial

Artificial adjective - Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality.
Usage example: the beauty-pageant contestants' artificial smiles looked like they were glued on their faces
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Real is an antonym for artificial in topics: natural, fake, pretended.
Nearby Words: artifice, artificially

Real

Real adjective - Being exactly as appears or as claimed.
Usage example: this shirt is real silk, not polyester
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Artificial is an antonym for real in fake topic.
Nearby Words: realize, realise, reality, realistic, really
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  • Kiss Me, I'm Virtual Holograms of real or artificial people in the real world (expect being unable to touch each other to be especially maddening, unless Hard Light is involved);
    Source: Kiss Me, I'm Virtual
  • Made from Real Girl Scouts Plankton: Is this made with real or artificial baby?
    Source: Made from Real Girl Scouts
  • Plankton: (holding a carton of baby powder) Is this made with real or artificial baby?
    Source: Black Comedy / Western Animation
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