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synthpop

American  
[sinth-pop] / ˈsɪnθˌpɒp /

noun

  1. popular music played with synthesizers and having light upbeat melodies and lyrics.


Etymology

Origin of synthpop

First recorded in 1980–85; synth(esizer) + pop 2

Example Sentences

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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

She'll be performing Queen Of Kings, a colossal self-empowerment anthem that's fuses Lady Gaga's synthpop to Norse mythology.

From BBC • May 7, 2023

A bolt from the blue – or rather, Manchester, from where this synthpop duo slipped out their remarkable third album.

From The Guardian • Dec. 21, 2018