Meaning & use
synchro
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Meanings
noununcountableinformalsport
A sport in which swimmers perform coordinated movements to music, often in teams or pairs.
Grammar: Used without 'a' or a plural: 'She competes in synchro.'
Patterns
- compete in synchro
- synchro competition
She has been doing synchro since she was eight years old.
The national synchro team won a silver medal at the championships.
Synchro requires exceptional breath control and flexibility.
noununcountableinformaltechnical
The process of making things happen at the same time or speed; synchronization.
Grammar: Often used in technical or informal contexts, especially in compounds like 'synchro mesh'.
Patterns
- synchro between something
- in synchro with something
The synchro between the two machines must be perfect.
Engineers checked the synchro of the gears before the test.
adjectivebefore a nouninformalsport
Involving or relating to synchronized swimming or similar coordinated sports.
Grammar: Comes before a noun: 'a synchro swimmer'.
Patterns
- synchro swimmer
- synchro team
She is a synchro swimmer for the national team.
The synchro event will be held on Saturday.
Common combinations
- synchro swimming
- Synchro swimming is an Olympic sport.
- synchro team
- The synchro team practices every morning.
- synchro competition
- She won gold at the synchro competition.
- synchro mesh
- The car has a synchro mesh gearbox.
Synonyms and how they differ
- synchronized swimming
- The full, formal term; 'synchro' is a shorter, informal version.
- synchronization
- The general process of coordinating events; 'synchro' is a shortened form used mainly in technical contexts.
Word family
- synchronize verb
- To cause to happen at the same time.
- synchronized adjective
- Happening at the same time or speed.
- synchronization noun
- The act of making things happen together.
Commonly confused: synchro or synchro-?
synchro vs synchro-
This is a prefix meaning 'together' or 'at the same time', as in 'synchronize'. The standalone noun 'synchro' is a shortened form of 'synchronized swimming' or 'synchronization'.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'synchro' correctly?
Choose one answer.
Option 0 is correct because 'synchro' commonly refers to synchronized swimming, and 'synchro competition' is a natural phrase. Option 1 is also possible in a technical context, but 'synchro' as a noun meaning 'synchronization' is less common and would usually be 'synchronization' or 'sync'. Option 2 is wrong because 'synchro' is not a musical instrument. Option 3 is wrong because 'synchro' is not something you eat.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “synchro”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.