Syncopated

//ˈsinkə(ʊ)ˌpeɪtəd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of syncopate form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    of a word, shortened by syncope
  2. 2
    of a rhythm, modified by syncopation

    "At one point, her spidery abstractions gave way to a series of abruptly syncopated hits, like a deranged allusion to the Thelonious Monk tune “Evidence.”"

Adjective
  1. 1
    stressing a normally weak beat wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
concertcontrametriccontrametrichotinstrumentaljazz

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"The bass line is highly syncopated."

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