synthesis

1. 1.

   the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)

   Broaderchemical process

   Narrowerbiosynthesischemosynthesisnucleosynthesis
2. 2.

   the combination of ideas into a complex whole

   Synonymssynthetic thinking

   Antonymsanalysis

   Broaderreasoning
3. 3.

   reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)

   Synonymsdeductiondeductive reasoning

   Broaderreasoning

   Narrowersyllogism

Other forms of synthesis

plural

syntheses

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about synthesis

What does synthesis mean?

synthesis means "the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in synthesis?

synthesis has 3 syllables: syn-the-sis. The stress falls on "syn". In IPA it is /ˈsɪnθəsəs/.

What is another word for synthesis?

Close synonyms include synthetic thinking, deduction, deductive reasoning. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of synthesis?

The recorded antonyms are analysis.

Is synthesis a common word?

synthesis is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.