syndetic

Examples

• All

• The phrase is syndetic because it uses 'and' to connect the items.

• The list was written in a syndetic style, with 'and' joining the final items.

• Teachers sometimes highlight syndetic coordination to illustrate the function of conjunctions.

• This sentence is syndetic.

• A syndetic coordination uses a conjunction to link phrases and clauses.

• Teachers sometimes highlight syndetic coordination to show how conjunctions connect ideas.

• The instructions were presented in a syndetic format, using 'and' to join the steps.

Synonyms

C

conjunctive

vssyndetic

• Specialized

1 7.1

To join words or clauses in a sentence

is about joining specifically by conjunctions rather than any general link

C

coordinating

vssyndetic

• Specialized

4.2

A word like and, but, or that joins two equal parts of a sentence

emphasizes joining specifically by words like and or rather than equal structure

C

copulative

vssyndetic

• Specialized

8.8

A word that joins words or phrases to show addition, like 'and'

focuses on joining by conjunctions not on additive meaning alone

Antonyms

A

asyndetic

• Literature

9.9

Without words like and between items in a sentence to make writing faster

How Conjoined

syndetic

• Specialized

9.6

asyndetic

• Literature

9.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology