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out of syncnot occurring at the same time or rate; not coordinated or harmonized

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: not occurring at the same time or rate; not coordinated or harmonized

Pronunciation (IPA): /aʊt əv sɪŋk/

Example Sentences

  • My dancing was so out of sync with the music that even my shadow gave up and left.
  • The team members were out of sync, causing delays in the project completion.
  • His body clock is completely out of sync after the long flight across multiple time zones.

out of sync

ADJECTIVE

[/aʊt əv sɪŋk/]

not occurring at the same time or rate; not coordinated or harmonized

The dancers were out of sync, each moving to a different beat.
💡 Concept

The dancers were out of sync, each moving to a different beat.

Out of sync, hard to think, watch me sink!
🎵 Rhyme

Out of sync, hard to think, watch me sink!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/aʊt əv sɪŋk/
🇬🇧 UK/aʊt əv sɪŋk/

🌳Etymology

Prefixout-
Rootsync

🎵Rhyme

thinklinkpinksink
think
link
pink
sink

🔗Collocations

audio out of sync
completely out of sync
get out of sync
out of sync with reality
lips out of sync

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My dancing was so out of sync with the music that even my shadow gave up and left.

The team members were out of sync, causing delays in the project completion.

His body clock is completely out of sync after the long flight across multiple time zones.

😄 Fun example

The old movie's dubbing was so out of sync that the actors seemed to be performing ventriloquism.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

misaligneduncoordinatedasynchronousdiscordantoff-beat

Antonyms

in syncsynchronizedcoordinated

Related

synchronizeharmonytimingcoordinationalignment

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