manufactured

man-u-fac-tured · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Made or produced by industrial processes; factory-made.

  2. 2.

    Artificially created or fabricated; not natural or genuine.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    manufactured home — a prefabricated house built in a factory
  • •
    manufactured consent — public opinion shaped by media manipulation

Related words

Antonyms: handmade, natural, organic
See also: fabricated, manufacture, manufacturing, produced
Synonyms: fabricated, factory-made, made, produced

Etymology

Past participle of "manufacture," from Latin manu factum ("made by hand"). See [[manufacture]].