Meanings
nounsynthwave (uncountable)
- uncountableThe electronic, synthesizer-based subgenre of new wave and darkwave music, in contrast to that based on guitars.
Synonyms: electrowave
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe electronic, synthesizer-based subgenre of new wave and darkwave music, in contrast to that based on guitars.
Similar
Also see
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 合成器浪潮
- 合成器浪潮 (héchéngqì làngcháo)an electronic subgenre of new wave and darkwave music
Portuguese synthwave
- synthwavean electronic subgenre of new wave and darkwave music
Cite this entry
APA
synthwave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synthwave
MLA
“synthwave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synthwave. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “synthwave,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synthwave.
Source: synthwave on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.