Antonyms of noun synthesis

1 of 3 senses of synthesis

Sense 2
synthesis, synthetic thinking -- (the combination of ideas into a complex whole)
       Antonym of analysis (Sense 2)
      => analysis, analytic thinking -- (the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun synthesis

3 senses of synthesis

Sense 1
synthesis -- (the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds))
       => chemical process, chemical change, chemical action -- ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)

Sense 2
synthesis, synthetic thinking -- (the combination of ideas into a complex whole)
       => reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought -- (thinking that is coherent and logical)

Sense 3
deduction, deductive reasoning, synthesis -- (reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect))
       => reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought -- (thinking that is coherent and logical)