Meanings
nounsynchrony (countable and uncountable, plural synchronies)
plural synchronies
- countableuncountablesynchronicity, the state of two or more events occurring at the same time.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
nounthe relation that exists when things occur at the same time
Broader
temporal relation
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
By surface analysis, syn- + chron- + -y; historically, see synchronous § Etymology.
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APA
synchrony. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synchrony
MLA
“synchrony.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synchrony. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “synchrony,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synchrony.
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