Standard Lemma guide

synth

adj · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /sɪnθ/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪnθ

1

adj

Meaning 1

Abbreviation of synthetic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A musical synthesizer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A synthetic humanoid, an android, a robot, a clone

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A fictional reptilian android species.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

Topics: lifestyle

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Synonyms: none provided

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5

verb

Meaning 5

To play on a musical synthesizer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

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6

verb

Meaning 6

Synonym of synthesize.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: synthesize

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Clipping of synthetic.

Clipping of synthesizer.

Clipping of synthesize.

Real reading context

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