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/ˌæn θrə pəˈdʒɛn ɪk/ · adjective
Pertaining to the origin of man, or anthropogeny; anthropogonic..
1952 The cosmogonic and anthropogenic myths are of secondary importance in Yahwistic religiosity. (H. H. Gerth & D. A. Martindale (trans.), M. Weber's Ancient Judaism ix. 227)
anthropogenic climate change
Wastewater is any water that has been adversely affected in quality by anthropogenic influence.
The approximately 4,000 remaining adult birds in this species are also threatened by the usual palette of anthropogenic factors, including habitat destruction, oil and gas drilling and disruption of fish movement by dams.
Use anthropogenic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Anthropogenic means Pertaining to the origin of man, or anthropogeny; anthropogonic..
Common synonyms include anthropogenous, anthropogenetic.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
1952 The cosmogonic and anthropogenic myths are of secondary importance in Yahwistic religiosity. (H. H. Gerth & D. A. Martindale (trans.), M. Weber's Ancient Judaism ix. 227)
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