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synchronically

synchronically

7.9
Happening at the same time as other things
  • adverb
  • /sɪŋˈkrɒnɪkli/
translation icon : 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
209 4.2

At the same time

describes same-time occurrence but can imply coordinated timing
in lockstep
vssynchronically
10 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
synchronously
vssynchronically
1 6.4

Happens at the same time as something else

is about occurring at the same time in a general way
concomitantly
vssynchronically
  • Formal
1 8.6

At the same time as something else

highlights simultaneous timing rather than linked cause or purpose
synchronistically
vssynchronically
9.2

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

focuses on same-time occurrence without stressing technical relation
coincidently
vssynchronically
4.3

Happening at the same time as something else

means co-occurrence but without implying chance or lack of link

Antonyms

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

How Synchronous

synchronically
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.