manufactured

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US/ˌmænjəˈfækt͡ʃɚd/UK/ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃəd/

adjective

manmade; produced by humans rather than nature

“a manufactured boy band”

Similar
factory-made
CommonScrabble 20

Meanings

adjectivemanufactured (comparative more manufactured, superlative most manufactured)

comparative more manufactured · superlative most manufactured

  1. manmade; produced by humans rather than nature
  2. broadlynot genuine; contrived

    a manufactured boy band

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of manufacture

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveproduced in a large-scale industrial operation

Similar
factory-made
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

manufactured. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manufactured

MLA

“manufactured.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manufactured. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manufactured,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manufactured.

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