synthpop
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of synthpop
First recorded in 1980–85; synth(esizer) + pop 2
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
It’s a bright and shiny synthpop confection with a steady 4/4 house beat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
It’s synthpop swells and arpeggios feel like a pure-white LCD sunrise over a William Gibson landscape.
From Salon • Nov. 7, 2025
The song grows from rock ballad to ’80s synthpop and also features an instrumental cameo by Foo Fighters’ Josh Freese.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2024
British synthpop band Hot Chip will perform a DJ set at the event in Liverpool, while Ukrainian DJ Mingulitka has been confirmed to perform in Kyiv.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2023
Sequenced in the mid-album swamp of Hail to the Thief, Where I End and You Begin is a maligned masterclass in broody synthpop.
From The Guardian • Jan. 23, 2020
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
