Words that rhyme with synchronic

  • allophonic
    adj 1: pertaining to allophones
  • avionic
    adj 1: of or relating to avionics
  • bionic
    adj 1: of or relating to bionics 2: having particular physiological functions augmented or replaced by electronic or electromechanical components
  • bubonic
    adj 1: of or evidencing buboes; "bubonic plague"
  • carbonic
    adj 1: relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon [syn: carbonaceous, carbonous, carbonic, carboniferous]
  • catatonic
    adj 1: characterized by catatonia especially either rigidity or extreme laxness of limbs
  • chronic
    adj 1: being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; "chronic indigestion"; "a chronic shortage of funds"; "a chronic invalid" [ant: acute] 2: of long duration; "chronic money problems" [syn: chronic, continuing] 3: habitual; "a chronic smoker" [syn: chronic, inveterate]
  • colonic
    adj 1: of or relating to the colon n 1: a water enema given to flush out the colon [syn: colonic irrigation, colonic]
  • conic
    adj 1: relating to or resembling a cone; "conical mountains"; "conelike fruit" [syn: conic, conical, conelike, cone-shaped] n 1: (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone [syn: conic section, conic]
  • cyclonic
    adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a low pressure center; "cyclonic cloud pattern" [syn: cyclonic, cyclonal, cyclonical] 2: of or relating to or characteristic of a violent tropical storm; "cyclonic destruction" [syn: cyclonic, cyclonal, cyclonical]
  • demonic
    adj 1: extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces" [syn: demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy]
  • diachronic
    adj 1: used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time; "diachronic linguistics" [syn: diachronic, historical] [ant: synchronic]
  • diatonic
    adj 1: based on the standard major or minor scales consisting of 5 tones and 2 semitones without modulation by accidentals [ant: chromatic] 2: based on or using the five tones and two semitones of the major or minor scales of western music
  • electronic
    adj 1: of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons; "electronic devices" 2: of or concerned with electrons; "electronic energy"
  • embryonic
    adj 1: of an organism prior to birth or hatching; "in the embryonic stage"; "embryologic development" [syn: embryonic, embryologic, embryonal] 2: in an early stage of development; "the embryonic government staffed by survivors of the massacre"; "an embryonic nation, not yet self-governing" [syn: embryonic, embryotic]
  • ethnic
    adj 1: denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people; "influenced by ethnic and cultural ties"- J.F.Kennedy; "ethnic food" [syn: cultural, ethnic, ethnical] 2: not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam [syn: heathen, heathenish, pagan, ethnic] n 1: a person who is a member of an ethnic group
  • harmonic
    adj 1: of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm; "subtleties of harmonic change and tonality"- Ralph Hill [ant: nonharmonic] 2: of or relating to harmonics 3: of or relating to the branch of acoustics that studies the composition of musical sounds; "the sound of the resonating cavity cannot be the only determinant of the harmonic response" 4: relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body; "sympathetic vibration" [syn: harmonic, sympathetic] 5: involving or characterized by harmony [syn: consonant, harmonic, harmonical, harmonized, harmonised] n 1: a tone that is a component of a complex sound 2: any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental
  • hedonic
    adj 1: devoted to pleasure; "a hedonic thrill"; "lives of unending hedonistic delight"; "epicurean pleasures" [syn: hedonic, hedonistic, epicurean]
  • histrionic
    adj 1: characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected; "histrionic gestures"; "an attitude of melodramatic despair"; "a theatrical pose" [syn: histrionic, melodramatic]
  • ionic
    adj 1: containing or involving or occurring in the form of ions; "ionic charge"; "ionic crystals"; "ionic hydrogen" [ant: nonionic, nonpolar] 2: of or pertaining to the Ionic order of classical Greek architecture 3: of or relating to Ionia or its inhabitants or its language n 1: the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia [syn: Attic, Ionic, Ionic dialect, Classical Greek]
  • ironic
    adj 1: humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit" [syn: dry, ironic, ironical, wry] 2: characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is; "madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker"; "it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely" [syn: ironic, ironical]
  • isotonic
    adj 1: (used of solutions) having the same or equal osmotic pressure [syn: isotonic, isosmotic] [ant: hypertonic, hypotonic] 2: relating to or characterized by the equal intervals of a musical scale; "isotonic tuning" 3: of or involving muscular contraction in which tension is constant while length changes [ant: isometric] 4: of two or more muscles; having equal tension
  • laconic
    adj 1: brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand" [syn: crisp, curt, laconic, terse]
  • microelectronic
    adj 1: of or relating to or consisting of miniature electronic components
  • mnemonic
    adj 1: of or relating to or involved the practice of aiding the memory; "mnemonic device" [syn: mnemonic, mnemotechnic, mnemotechnical] n 1: a device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recall
  • monophonic
    adj 1: designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel [syn: mono, monophonic, single-channel] 2: consisting of a single melodic line [ant: contrapuntal, polyphonic]
  • moronic
    adj 1: having a mental age of between eight and twelve years
  • pharaonic
    adj 1: of or relating to the ancient Egyptian kings
  • philharmonic
    adj 1: composing or characteristic of an orchestral group; "philharmonic players" 2: devoted to or appreciative of music; "the most philharmonic ear is at times deeply affected by a simple air" n 1: a large orchestra; can perform symphonies; "we heard the Vienna symphony" [syn: symphony orchestra, symphony, philharmonic]
  • phonic
    adj 1: pertaining to the phonic method of teaching reading 2: relating to speech 3: of or relating to speech sounds; "phonetic transcription" [syn: phonetic, phonic]
  • picnic
    n 1: a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering [syn: field day, outing, picnic] 2: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" [syn: cinch, breeze, picnic, snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake] 3: any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion v 1: eat alfresco, in the open air; "We picnicked near the lake on this gorgeous Sunday"
  • platonic
    adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Plato or his philosophy; "Platonic dialogues" 2: free from physical desire; "platonic love"
  • plutonic
    adj 1: of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surface; granite or diorite or gabbro [syn: irruptive, plutonic]
  • pneumonic
    adj 1: pertaining to or characterized by or affected by pneumonia; "pneumonic plague" 2: relating to or affecting the lungs; "pulmonary disease" [syn: pneumonic, pulmonary, pulmonic]
  • polyphonic
    adj 1: having two or more phonetic values; "polyphonic letters such as `a'" 2: of or relating to or characterized by polyphony; "polyphonic traditions of the baroque" [syn: polyphonic, polyphonous] 3: having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together [syn: polyphonic, contrapuntal] [ant: monophonic]
  • polytechnic
    n 1: a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences [syn: polytechnic institute, polytechnic, engineering school]
  • pyrotechnic
    adj 1: of or relating to the craft of making fireworks; "pyrotechnic smokes" [syn: pyrotechnic, pyrotechnical] 2: suggestive of fireworks; "pyrotechnic keyboard virtuosity"; "a pyrotechnic wit" n 1: (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc. [syn: firework, pyrotechnic]
  • sardonic
    adj 1: disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking; "his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner; "a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"- Irwin Edman
  • sonic
    adj 1: (of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level; "a sonic boom" [syn: sonic, transonic] [ant: subsonic, supersonic] 2: relating to audible sound; "a sonic wave"
  • sputnik
    n 1: a Russian artificial satellite; "Sputnik was the first man- made satellite to orbit the earth"
  • supersonic
    adj 1: (of speed) greater than the speed of sound in a given medium (especially air); "a supersonic bomber flies so fast that it must release its bombs while the target is still over the horizon" [ant: sonic, subsonic, transonic] 2: having frequencies above those of audible sound [syn: supersonic, ultrasonic]
  • symphonic
    adj 1: relating to or characteristic or suggestive of a symphony; "symphonic choir" 2: harmonious in sound; "the symphonic hum of a million insects" [syn: symphonic, symphonious]
  • tectonic
    adj 1: pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust; "tectonic plates"; "tectonic valleys" 2: of or pertaining to construction or architecture [syn: tectonic, architectonic]
  • telephonic
    adj 1: of or relating to telephony; "telephonic connection"
  • tonic
    adj 1: of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue; "a tonic reflex"; "tonic muscle contraction" 2: employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words; "Chinese is a tonal language" [syn: tonic, tonal] 3: used of syllables; "a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word" [syn: tonic, accented] [ant: atonic, unaccented] 4: relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale; "tonic harmony" 5: imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air" [syn: bracing, brisk, fresh, refreshing, refreshful, tonic] n 1: lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine [syn: tonic, tonic water, quinine water] 2: a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics" [syn: pop, soda, soda pop, soda water, tonic] 3: (music) the first note of a diatonic scale [syn: tonic, keynote] 4: a medicine that strengthens and invigorates [syn: tonic, restorative]
  • tunic
    n 1: an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue [syn: tunic, tunica, adventitia] 2: any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees
  • ultrasonic
    adj 1: having frequencies above those of audible sound [syn: supersonic, ultrasonic]
  • masonic
    adj 1: of or relating to stonemasons or masonry; "masonic tools" 2: of or relating to Freemasons or Freemasonry; "Masonic lodge"
  • planktonic
    adj 1: of or relating to plankton
  • teutonic
    adj 1: of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages; "Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and British"; "Germanic mythology" [syn: Teutonic, Germanic]
  • hydroponic
    adj 1: of or relating to aquiculture; "aquacultural methods"; "hydroponic lettuce" [syn: aquicultural, aquacultural, hydroponic]
  • hypertonic
    adj 1: (of living tissue) in a state of abnormally high tension; "hypertonic muscle tissue" [ant: hypotonic] 2: (of a solution) having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution [ant: hypotonic, isosmotic, isotonic]
  • napoleonic
    adj 1: of or relating to or like Napoleon Bonaparte; "Napoleonic Wars"
  • munich
    n 1: the capital and largest city of Bavaria in southwestern Germany [syn: Munich, Muenchen]
  • atonic
    adj 1: characterized by a lack of tonus 2: used of syllables; "an atonic syllable carries no stress" [syn: atonic, unaccented] [ant: accented, tonic]
  • neuronic
    adj 1: of or relating to neurons; "neural network" [syn: neural, neuronal, neuronic]
  • anachronic
    adj 1: chronologically misplaced; "English public schools are anachronistic" [syn: anachronic, anachronous, anachronistic]
  • macaronic
    adj 1: of or containing a mixture of Latin words and vernacular words jumbled together; "macaronic verse"
  • anticyclonic
    adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a high pressure center
  • pyknic
    adj 1: having a squat and fleshy build; "a pyknic practical joke" [syn: endomorphic, pyknic] [ant: ectomorphic, mesomorphic, muscular]
  • dominic
    n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221) [syn: Dominic, Saint Dominic, St. Dominic, Domingo de Guzman]
  • dubrovnik
    n 1: a port city in southwestern Croatia on the Adriatic; a popular tourist center [syn: Dubrovnik, Ragusa]
  • kibbutznik
    n 1: a member of a kibbutz
  • metternich
    n 1: Austrian statesman (1773-1859) [syn: Metternich, Klemens Metternich, Prince Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar von Metternich]
  • gnomonic
  • hegemonic
  • hypersonic
  • nucleonic
  • blahnik
  • connick
  • kronick
  • ebonic
  • fibronic
  • flextronic
  • leptonic
  • medtronic
  • micronic
  • miltonic
  • ovonic
  • personic
  • photronic
  • plantronic
  • diasonic
  • environic
  • ganglionic
  • lasersonic
  • panasonic
  • propionic
  • respironic
  • audiotronic
  • hyaluronic
  • neoplatonic
  • technic
  • saronic
  • refusenik
  • strychnic

See also synchronic definition and synchronic synonyms