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How to use synth in a sentence

11 example sentences · noun, verb

Synth means a musical synthesizer. Example: “There's some synthing, but mostly real strings and horns.”

Examples of synth by meaning

verbTo play on a musical synthesizer.

  • There's some synthing, but mostly real strings and horns.1995, Jazz Times, volume 25, numbers 1-5

More sentences with synth

  • Artificial intelligence in the Mass Effect universe does not mimic humanity like Fallout 4’s synths.2017, Jordan Erica Webber, Daniel Griliopoulos, “Philosophy of mind”, in Ten Things Video Games can Teach Us, Little, Brown Book Group…. From the entry realisability
  • The scene is alive and kicking with plenty of new bands that aren't reliant on synths.2005, oldgoth, “Theaving^([sic]) Goths”, in uk.people.gothic (Usenet). From the entry bleep
  • "The arp can be applied to instruments by inserting it as a MIDI effect before your synth of choice."2014 June 4, Bruce Aisher, “COMPLEX ARPS”, in Attack, archived from the original on 16 Sep 2018. From the entry arp
  • Ratatat re-up with their second set of '80s video game-worthy instrumentals, full of stabby guitars and disco-y synths.2006, Kory Grow, review of Ratatat's album Classics, CMJ New Music Monthly, August 2006. From the entry stabby
  • Their synths are dancier than their previous band’s, and their spazzy weirdcore vocals usually stay on the right side of “weird.”2006, Kory Grow, “SUPERSYSTEM A Million Microphones Touch And Go”, in CMJ New Music Monthly, number 141, page 47. From the entry weirdcore
  • Ambient can be flabby synth mulch that needs to access cyberism and external philosophies to convince you you're not being scammed.1996, SPIN, volume 12, number 3, page 116. From the entry ambient
  • Extremely stupid but extremely catchy, with the squelchiest synth I’ve ever heard, it slaps in the simplest way a song can slap.2025 December 25, Claire Biddles, “Paranoia, pop-dubstep and perfectly odd gems: the best old music we discovered this year”, in The…. From the entry slap
  • On guitars, keyboards, percussion and electronics, the six instrumentalists also veer from moody industrial rock and elegiac synth drones to jittery, hypersaccharine pop.2023 July 10, Zachary Woolfe, “Review: Ted Hearne’s Sweet, Sad American Elegy”, in The New York Times. From the entry hypersaccharine
  • France, even after 30 years of extraordinary synth, electro and urban pop, is still beaten with a stick marked "Johnny Hallyday" by otherwise sensible journalists.2011 December 14, Andrew Khan, “Music Blog: How Isolationist is British Pop?”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian…. From the entry blare
  • Growing out of metalcore – a fusion of heavy metal and punk – nintendocore derives its distinctive sound from the use of synths reminiscent of mid-eighties video games.2009 November 2, Amy Plachta, “You Never Knew You Loved … Nintendocore a Unique Sound Worth Exploring”, in Interrobang: Fanshawe College’s…. From the entry Nintendocore

Meaning of synth

  1. noun A musical synthesizer.
  2. verb To play on a musical synthesizer.
  3. noun A synthetic humanoid, an android, a robot, a clone.

Full definition of synth

Questions about synth in a sentence

How do you use synth in a sentence?
Synth is used as a noun and verb. For example: “There's some synthing, but mostly real strings and horns.”
What is a short sentence with synth?
“There's some synthing, but mostly real strings and horns.”
What does synth mean?
Synth means a musical synthesizer.

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