adj

manufactured

man-yuu-FAKT-shuhd

adj

Produced by machines or industry rather than occurring naturally.

"The label listed all the manufactured ingredients."

Artificially created or staged rather than genuine.

"Critics called the scandal a manufactured controversy."

How to Use Manufactured

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishEither factory-made, or, figuratively, fake and deliberately staged.

Common pairings

manufactured goods manufactured outrage manufactured crisis

more manufactured comparative, most manufactured superlative

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The label listed all the _____ ingredients.

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