Synthesis

Quick meaning: Synthesis is a noun meaning The formation of something complex or coherent by combining simpler things.

Meaning

The formation of something complex or coherent by combining simpler things.

More Meanings

1. (signal processing) Creation of a complex waveform by summation of simpler waveforms.
2. (chemistry) The reaction of elements or compounds to form more complex compounds.
3. (logic) A deduction from the general to the particular, by applying the rules of logic to a premise.
4. (philosophy) The combination of thesis and antithesis.
5. (rhetoric) An apt arrangement of elements of a text, especially for euphony.
6. (grammar) The uniting of ideas into a sentence.
7. (military) In intelligence usage, the examining and combining of processed information with other information and intelligence for final interpretation.

Example Sentences

The Saturnalia was apparently the only occasion, however, when the synthesis could be worn in public with decorum.

In its synthesis of different art forms and various techniques, Tongues Untied actually represented a departure for Riggs, whose previous work […] had been in a relatively traditional documentary format.

Word Forms

• syntheses

Synonyms for synthesis

Depending on context, synonyms include deduction.

Antonyms for synthesis

Common opposites include analysis.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include deduction, synthesize, combination, combined, composite, consolidate.

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