Definition and Synonyms for Synthesis

Definition of Synthesis

1. The process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds) Noun
2. The combination of ideas into a complex whole Noun
3. Reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) Noun

synthetic
Adjective
derivation
2
1. of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts
2. involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis
synthetical
Adjective
derivation
3
1. involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis
2. involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis
3. involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis
analysis
Noun
antonym
1
1. the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
synthesist
Noun
derivation
1
1. an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods
synthesise
Verb
derivation
3
1. combine so as to form a more complex, product
2. combine so as to form a more complex, product
3. combine so as to form a more complex, product

Etymology for synthesis