noun · academic

synthesis

/ˈsɪnθəsɪs/SYN·the·sis

Band 6-7task2speaking

the combination of ideas, findings, or elements to form a coherent whole

Examples

The literature review offers a synthesis of previous studies on climate adaptation.

Chemical synthesis in the lab produced a new compound.

A good essay requires synthesis of different sources rather than simple summary.

Band 8 sentence

The paper’s main contribution is a synthesis of disparate findings that points to an overarching theory.

Collocations

  • synthesis of
  • literature synthesis

Word family

synthesize verbsynthetic adjective

Common mistakes

synthisissynthesis

combine sources = synthesis automaticallycombine sources requires synthesis to create new insight

Say it for a higher band

5combine6integrate7+synthesis

Synonyms

integration

Easily confused

summary

The article provides both a summary of past work and a synthesis that suggests new directions.

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