What part of speech is syncopated?

Syncopated can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. syncopated is a verb, past participle of syncopate (infinitive).
  • 2. syncopated is a verb, past simple of syncopate (infinitive).
  • 3. syncopated is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more syncopated
    most syncopated
  • Positive: syncopated 
  • Comparative: more syncopated
  • Superlative: most syncopated

What does syncopated mean?

Definitions

Adjective

syncopated - stressing a normally weak beat

Verb

syncopate - modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat
syncopate - omit a sound or letter in a word; "syncopate a word"

Examples of syncopated

#   Sentence  
1. adj. The music that Mary listens to is very syncopated and unpredictable.
2. verb The bass line is highly syncopated.
3. verb This is a heavily syncopated piece.
4. verb Syncopate a word.
Sentence  
adj.
The music that Mary listens to is very syncopated and unpredictable.
verb
The bass line is highly syncopated.
This is a heavily syncopated piece.
Syncopate a word.

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