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syn-

(SIN)

with or together

Greek for together. Spelled sym- before a b, m, or p: symphony, symbol, sympathy.

Spellings:synsymsyl

Example words

  • synonym

    a word that means the same as another

  • symphony

    sounds played together

  • synchronize

    to put together in time

  • synthesis

    putting parts together

Words in our dictionary that use this root

Every dataset word containing syn-, with the parts it shares with other roots in our set.

  • symphony

    sounds played together

  • synonym

    a word that means the same as another

  • synchronize

    to put together in time

  • synthesis

    putting parts together

  • sympathy

    feeling sorry for another's pain, from outside

Who it is for

Grades served: 6, 7

Level 2Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.

Related roots

Good, bad, with, against. Roots that judge or pair things up: good, bad, together, opposed.

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