Synonyms of syncopated

syncopated 1 of 2

adjective

as in abbreviated

Related Words

• abbreviated
• curtailed
• condensed
• abridged
• shortened
• compact
• cut-back
• sudden
• brief
• shortish
• transient
• epigrammatic
• little
• abrupt
• short
• transitory
• momentary
• fleeting
• ephemeral
• laconic
• short-lived
• terse
• pithy
• concise
• succinct
• fast
• crisp
• summary
• short-range
• impermanent
• short-term
• compendious

Dissimilar Words

• long
• extended
• lengthy
• great
• persistent
• endless
• protracted
• interminable
• prolonged
• unending
• everlasting
• far
• long-drawn-out
• permanent
• enlarged
• long-lived
• overlong
• longish
• long-range
• long-term
• expanded
• supplemented

syncopated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of syncopate

as in shortened

to make less in extent or duration

she tried to syncopate her gasp of shock

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shortened
• truncated
• abbreviated
• reduced
• cut back
• curtailed
• abridged
• docked
• abstracted
• trimmed
• elided
• compressed
• recapitulated
• decreased
• cut down
• encapsulated
• summarized
• modified
• digested
• epitomized
• summed up
• tapered
• pared
• cut
• constricted
• contracted
• pruned
• diminished
• slashed
• subtracted (from)
• downsized
• abated
• deflated
• lowered
• moderated
• retrenched
• shrank
• dwindled
• lessened
• de-escalated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elongated
• prolonged
• extended
• lengthened
• protracted
• expanded
• supplemented
• enlarged
• increased
• added
• augmented
• amplified
• heightened
• dilated
• raised
• boosted
• escalated
• distended
• maximized
• swelled
• inflated
• pumped up
• blew up
• aggrandized
• ballooned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of syncopated

Adjective

Jamerson’s legacy is that of the architect of modern electric bass playing, particularly the transformation of the bass into a melodic, syncopated force. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026

Digitally tweaked to fit the syncopated rhythm and stay on key, Weir’s vocals have a discomfiting quality that’s almost certainly unintentional—especially considering how often the beauty of the Dead lied in their very human imperfections. — Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026

The best sax players work off patterns, beats and syncopated rhythms. — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026

The meaning of consciousness is immersion in multitudinous flowing tastes, olfactory rumors, vibrations, racing to understand before the ocean washes them away, these sensations like spherical and syncopated waves crashing against her hundred tentacles. — Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026