synthesis vs synthetic thinking

synthesis and synthetic thinking both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
synthesis	Yes	No	No	No
synthetic thinking	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, synthesis and synthetic thinking are synonyms defined as:

synthesis and synthetic thinking: the combination of ideas into a complex whole

synthesis (noun)	synthetic thinking (noun)
the combination of ideas into a complex whole	the combination of ideas into a complex whole
reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)