often attributive

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The funk-rock and R&B style that blended components of New Wave and synth-pop into the mix ruled the Eighties charts and continues to heavily influence pop music today. Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2025 The synths return to spectacular effect as a lead-in to one of those guitar leads any fan would recognize as May by the end of the opening flourish based entirely on tone and phrasing. Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 21 Nov. 2025 The ruthless conglomerate's logo, base, ships, and equipment are featured throughout the film, in addition to the synths themselves. Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025 The self-laceration is done on Damon Albarn Time, though, as Idles’ usual anxious guitar rave-ups are slowed and stripped here to a skipping, reggae-ish crawl, as synths squeak in the background and Albarn offers support via his forever-distant, disembodied backing vocals. Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for synth

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of synth was in 1976

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“Synth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/synth. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.

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