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synth

/sɪnθ/

synth noun: a musical synthesizer. Also the abbreviation of synthetic.

Noun (1)

synth (plural synths)

  1. (slang) A musical synthesizer.

Verb (1)

synth (third-person singular simple present synths, present participle synthing, simple past and past participle synthed)

  1. (slang) To play on a musical synthesizer.
    • Les Miserables couldn't tour the road circuit affordably today if Seann Alderking hadn't reduced its pit-people requirements by masterfully synthing large portions of its sound, and with a range of sonic effects that makes Svengali sound like something played on a nursery xylophone.1991, Theater Week, volume 4, page 38
    • There's some synthing, but mostly real strings and horns. And a remarkable acoustic piano solo, "Jacqueline," in memory of the modern sophisticated lady.1995, Jazz Times, volume 25, numbers 1-5

Noun (2)

synth (plural synths)

  1. A synthetic humanoid, an android, a robot, a clone
  2. (slang) A fictional reptilian android species.

Verb (2)

synth (third-person singular simple present synths, present participle synthing, simple past and past participle synthed)

  1. Synonym of synthesize.
    Synonyms:
    synthesize

Also used as

synth is also the abbreviation of synthetic.

synth meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu

synth in Hindi

सिंथ, सिन्थ

synth in Marathi

सिंथ, सिन्थ, सिंथ करण्यासाठी

synth in Bengali

সিন্থ, সিনথ, সিনথিং

synth in Telugu

సింథ్, సింథింగ్, సింథ్కు
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synth in Malayalam
സിന്ത്
synth in Kannada
ಸಿಂಥ್, ಸಿಂಥಿಂಗ್
synth in Punjabi
ਸਿੰਥਿੰਗ
synth in Gujarati
સિન્થ, સિંથ
synth in Odia
ସିନ୍ଥ, ସିନ୍ଥ୍, ସିନ୍ଥ୍ କରିବା ପାଇଁ
synth in Nepali
सिन्थ, सिन्थ गर्न

Examples of synth in a sentence

  • Artificial intelligence in the Mass Effect universe does not mimic humanity like Fallout 4’s synths.
  • The scene is alive and kicking with plenty of new bands that aren't reliant on synths.
  • "The arp can be applied to instruments by inserting it as a MIDI effect before your synth of choice."

All 11 example sentences with synth

Synonyms of synth

Forms of synth

Noun
pluralsynths
Verb
third-person singular presentsynths
present participlesynthing
past participlesynthed
pastsynthed
Adjective
alternative formsyn

Plural of synth: synths

Origin of synth

Clipping of synthesizer.

Clipping of synthetic.

Clipping of synthesize.

Words formed from synth

Phrases with synth

Words that rhyme with synth

Questions about synth

What does synth mean?
Synth means a musical synthesizer.
What is synth in Hindi?
Synth in Hindi is सिंथ, सिन्थ. See Synth meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is synth?
Synth can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce synth?
Synth is pronounced /sɪnθ/.
What is the plural of synth?
The plural of synth is synths.

Words near synth in the dictionary

  1. syntergite
  2. syntergites
  3. syntergosternite
  4. syntergosternites
  5. syntexis
  6. synth
  7. synth bass
  8. synth basses
  9. synth pad
  10. synth pads
  11. synth rock

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Adapted from Wiktionary: synth (page history and authors); synth (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); synth (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); synth (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); synth (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); synth (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); synth (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); synth (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); synth (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); synth (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); synth (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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