Antonyms of verb synchronize
1 of 6 senses of synchronize
Sense 1
synchronize, synchronise, sync -- (make synchronous and adjust in time or manner; "Let's synchronize our efforts")
Antonym of desynchronize (Sense 1)
=> desynchronize, desynchronise -- (cause to become desynchronized; cause to occur at unrelated times)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb synchronize
6 senses of synchronize
Sense 1
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")
Sense 2
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 3
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 4
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 5
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 6
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")
Antonyms of adj synchronized
1 sense of synchronized
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 synchronized
1 sense of synchronized
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")