SYNCHRONISM Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

synchronism

noun

Definition of synchronism

as in synchrony

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asynchrony

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Recent Examples of synchronism Synchronism colors are not blended but rather placed next to each other, just as music notes are placed one after the other to create a scale. — Hailey Ross, idahostatesman, 16 June 2017 As the image turns, in absolute synchronism with the turning of a receiving cylinder at the distant point, the high and low spots of the relief image are brought under a point or stylus. — Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2022

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synchrony

Noun

In the stands, Norwegian fans in Viking caps pulled in synchrony as if rowing on an invisible longship.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
What of it, this overlay, this synchrony?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026

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