Antonyms of verb synchronise

1 of 6 senses of synchronise

Sense 6
synchronize, synchronise, sync -- (make synchronous and adjust in time or manner; "Let's synchronize our efforts")
       Antonym of desynchronise (Sense 1)
      => desynchronize, desynchronise -- (cause to become desynchronized; cause to occur at unrelated times)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb synchronise

6 senses of synchronise

Sense 1
synchronize, synchronise, contemporize, contemporise -- (happen at the same time)
       => happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place -- (come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important")

Sense 2
synchronize, synchronise -- (make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action; "synchronize this film")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 3
synchronize, synchronise, contemporize, contemporise -- (arrange or represent events so that they co-occur; "synchronize biblical events")
       => arrange, set up, put, order -- (arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times")

Sense 4
synchronize, synchronise -- (operate simultaneously; "The clocks synchronize")
       => operate, control -- (handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever")

Sense 5
synchronize, synchronise -- (cause to indicate the same time or rate; "synchronize your watches")
       => align, aline, line up, adjust -- (place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table")

Sense 6
synchronize, synchronise, sync -- (make synchronous and adjust in time or manner; "Let's synchronize our efforts")
       => adjust, set, correct -- (alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels")

Antonyms of adj synchronised

1 sense of synchronised

Sense 1
synchronized, synchronised -- (operating in unison; "the synchronized flapping of a bird's wings")

INDIRECT (VIA synchronous) -> asynchronous -- (not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase)

Similarity of adj synchronised

1 sense of synchronised

Sense 1
synchronized, synchronised -- (operating in unison; "the synchronized flapping of a bird's wings")
       => synchronous (vs. asynchronous), synchronal, synchronic -- (occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase; "recovery was synchronous with therapy"- Jour.A.M.A.; "a synchronous set of clocks"; "the synchronous action of a bird's wings in flight"; "synchronous oscillations")

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