syncopated

adjective

syn·​co·​pat·​ed ˈsiŋ-kə-ˌpā-təd 

ˈsin-

1

: cut short : abbreviated

2

: marked by or exhibiting syncopation

syncopated rhythm

Examples of syncopated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Michael’s mandolin is at times a flute, snare drum or synthesizer, and during a syncopated funk groove on Feel Like a Stranger, all three at once. —John Briley, Outside, 28 Sep. 2025

As the sweetly melodic ballad tapers, a gentle beat kicks in and Carey vocalizes words of religious praise over a syncopated coda for the last two minutes, her five-octave voice punctuating her patented melismatic style. —Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025

Meanwhile, the pianist executed a seventeen-note syncopated rhythm simultaneously with a chord sequence of twenty-nine chords. —Rebecca Coffey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

These days, sirens are primarily used to warn people about severe weather, though Milwaukee County still also tests the sirens' attack signal, a more syncopated wailing, after the steady storm warning test. —Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for syncopated

• abdicated
• abrogated
• acclimated
• activated
• actuated
• adumbrated
• advocated
• aggravated
• aggregated
• agitated
• allocated
• alternated