Used in a Sentence

syncopated

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for syncopated.

Editorial note

Funk is almost always syncopated, and depending on the style, can be a mix of syncopation and swing.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(music) of a rhythm, modified by syncopation

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of syncopated gathered in one view.

adjective

(music) of a rhythm, modified by syncopation

adjective

(grammar) of a word, shortened by syncope

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for syncopated.

Example sentences

1

Funk is almost always syncopated, and depending on the style, can be a mix of syncopation and swing.

2

Though that might just mean I haven't internalized a lot of syncopated rhythms.

3

Heavy metal uses syncopated and alternating rhythms to separate bass notes from upper notes in three and four note chords.

4

London Elektricity's Syncopated City Most pieces by Steve Reich The Koyaanisqatsi soundtrack by Philip Glass.

5

I can tell when something has been quantized and syncopated vs someone really good at the drums.

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He leaves the ~160BPM track playing, and brings in the 125-ish track over it in a way that creates this really cool syncopated rhythm.

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People like quotes, especially those written with slightly syncopated grammar.

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But Phil was all over the place with syncopated counterpoint.

9

It matters even more in Jazz/syncopated music.

10

Or nailing the triplet note syncopated timing.

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(This post is kind of all over the place - as I havent syncopated all my thoughts/comments on it yet...

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Then this gets picked up by white working class british teenagers who add syncopated hip hop drums and dub bass in pursuit of the street legitimacy of US hiphop and jamaican dancehall.

Quote examples

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Can't wait for all the syncopated "Thou dost well to question that" responses!

2

The sequence "sometimes behave so strangely" exhibits syncopated notes on a diatonic scale, 2/4 type meter, and a progression that adheres to chords of a melody.

3

For me it's less about melody and harmony than it is about rhythm, I often need to see or notate a syncopated rhythm in order to "get" it.

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The resulting syncopated effect with the piano and synth cords is a nice touch (especially in that bit around the 2 minute mark, which itself is a nice introduction to a broader motif throughout the rest of the soundtrack, particularly the finale Track 24 - which itself is another great example of that "EDM main beat with jungle-like chopping as texture" style).

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use syncopated in a sentence?

Funk is almost always syncopated, and depending on the style, can be a mix of syncopation and swing.

What does syncopated mean?

(music) of a rhythm, modified by syncopation

What part of speech is syncopated?

syncopated is commonly used as adjective.