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synchronically

synchronically

1 7.9
Happening at the same time as other things
  • adverb
  • /sɪŋˈkrɒnɪkli/
: sincrónicamente
  • The dancers moved synchronically to the rhythm, impressing the audience with their precision.

Examples

  • The two clocks chimed synchronically, marking the exact start of the ceremony.

  • The software updates were applied synchronically across all devices in the network.

  • The two events occurred synchronically.

  • We need to analyze the data synchronically to understand the trends.

  • The dancers moved synchronically to the rhythm, impressing the audience with their precision.

  • The two clocks chimed synchronically, marking the exact start of the ceremony.

  • The software updates were applied synchronically across all devices in the network.

Synonyms

at the same time
vssynchronically
∞ 1.0

During the same time or moment

emphasizes same-time occurrence with a slightly more formal tone
simultaneously
vssynchronically
205 4.2

At the same time

describes same-time occurrence but can imply coordinated timing
in lockstep
vssynchronically
9 6.0

Moving or acting exactly the same as others

refers to same-time occurrence without implying coordinated agreement
contemporaneously
vssynchronically
2 8.4

At the same time or during the same period

is narrowly about exact same moments rather than broad periods
coincidently
vssynchronically
2 4.3

Happening at the same time as something else

means co-occurrence but without implying chance or lack of link
concomitantly
vssynchronically
  • Formal
1 8.6

At the same time as something else

highlights simultaneous timing rather than linked cause or purpose
synchronously
vssynchronically
1 6.4

Happens at the same time as something else

is about occurring at the same time in a general way
synchronistically
vssynchronically
1 9.2

In a way that happens at the same time as something else

focuses on same-time occurrence without stressing technical relation

Antonyms

At different times so things do not need to wait for each other

How Synchronous

synchronically
1 7.9

Surface Forms

synchronically positive

Morphology

synchronically = synchronic (transparent) = syn + chron + ic + al + ly

Formed by standard adverbial suffixation from 'synchronic'; the sense 'occurring at the same time' is predictable from the base (though 'synchronously' is a close synonym).

Etymology

Synchronically comes from the Greek parts syn- 'together' and chronos 'time', the same parts in synchronize. So to do something 'synchronically' is to have it happen at the same time, like dancers moving together or clocks chiming together.