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synth

American  
[sinth] / sɪnθ /

noun

  1. Informal. synthesizer.

  2. synthpop.


synth British  
/ sɪnθ /

noun

  1. short for synthesizer

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The track starts relatively tame with a melodic synth sequence, and then sounds crash in one after another until it’s full electromania.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

As the synth grows louder, the two kiss under the dance floor’s blue and yellow lights.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

On her boombox, when Sade’s “Smooth Operator” switches to Britney Spears’s “Toxic,” the frantic synth reflects the chaos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

Alongside Berlin-based club DJ MCR-T, and a propulsive synth line from Kylie Minogue’s “Can’t Get You Out of My Head,” the Buenos Aires baddie crafts one of the chicest earworms of the year.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

After graduating, he was hired to work as a synth programmer, and was introduced to Trevor Horn - who set him to work on pivotal 80s albums by Yes and Frankie Goes To Hollywood.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025