nonnatural
Made by humans
Nonnatural describes something outside or apart from nature—not occurring in the natural world or not explainable by natural laws.
In philosophy, nonnatural properties (like moral goodness) are held to exist independently of physical or scientific description.
The term overlaps with *unnatural* but carries less negative judgment: unnatural often implies something wrong or perverse, while nonnatural simply marks a category distinction.
Nonnatural additives are synthetic rather than plant- or animal-derived.
Produced artificially, not natural
- manmadeProduced by humans
- fabricatedInvented, not real
- manufacturedMade by machinery
- imitationCopy of the original
faux · simulated · fake · ersatz · counterfeit · constructed · contrived · prosthetic
Eerily beyond normal
- eerieDisturbingly strange
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
- unearthlySupernatural or eerie
- spectralGhostlike or wavelength-related
paranormal · mystical · transcendent · metaphysical · anomalous · inexplicable · miraculous · divine
Modified through biological science
- designedCreated according to plan
- biotechnologicalUsing living systems industrially
- cyberneticHuman-machine hybrid technology
- mechanizedPowered by machines
automated · programmed · cloned · hybridized · cultivated · modified · transgenic · recombinant
Synthetic petroleum-based fabric
- nylonSynthetic textile polymer
- acrylicSynthetic resin or fiber
- vinylSynthetic resin plastic
- siliconeFlexible synthetic polymer
polyurethane · fiberglass · kevlar · spandex · rayon · PVC · polycarbonate · polyethylene
synthetic
Produced artificially, not natural
- manmadeProduced by humans
- fabricatedInvented, not real
- manufacturedMade by machinery
imitation · faux · simulated · fake · ersatz · counterfeit · constructed · contrived · prosthetic · replica
uncanny
Eerily beyond normal
- eerieDisturbingly strange
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
- unearthlySupernatural or eerie
spectral · paranormal · mystical · transcendent · metaphysical · anomalous · inexplicable · miraculous · divine · demonic
bioengineered
Modified through biological science
- designedCreated according to plan
- biotechnologicalUsing living systems industrially
- cyberneticHuman-machine hybrid technology
mechanized · automated · programmed · cloned · hybridized · cultivated · modified · transgenic · recombinant · spliced
polyester
Synthetic petroleum-based fabric
silicone · polyurethane · fiberglass · kevlar · spandex · rayon · PVC · polycarbonate · polyethylene · Teflon
natural, nature, unnatural, supernatural, naturalness, naturalist, naturalistic, naturalize, preternatural