Meanings
asyndetic1
adjectiveasyndetic (not comparable)
- not comparablerhetoricgrammarOf, related to, or characterized by asyndeton, lacking conjunctions or purposefully omitting conjunctions.
asyndetic2
adjectiveasyndetic (not comparable)
- not comparablehuman sciencesOf, related to, or characterized by asyndesis: demonstrating an inability or diminished capacity to order thought or speech.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
adjectivelacking conjunctions
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
asyndetic · adjective
From asyndeton + -ic. Equivalent to a- + syndetic.
Full word history & related roots →asyndetic · adjective
From asyndesis + -etic, after the model of adjective formation in Greek.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish sidesanaton, asyndeettinen
- sidesanatonlacking or omitting conjunctions
- asyndeettinenlacking or omitting conjunctions
Hungarian aszindetikus, kötőszó nélküli
- aszindetikuslacking or omitting conjunctions
- kötőszó nélkülilacking or omitting conjunctions
Polish asyndetyczny
- asyndetycznylacking or omitting conjunctions
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with asyndetic
magneticgeneticathleticdiabeticaestheticenergetickineticsympatheticpoeticpatheticalphabeticanestheticgeodeticdieteticdiuretichermeticapatheticfreneticcyberneticasceticparamagneticmimeticunsympatheticparasympathetic
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
asyndetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asyndetic
MLA
“asyndetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asyndetic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “asyndetic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asyndetic.
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