desynchronized
No longer aligned
Desynchronized describes things that have fallen out of sync—no longer aligned in timing or rhythm.
Clocks become desynchronized when they drift apart.
Audio and video are desynchronized when lips don't match words.
Sleep cycles become desynchronized from day-night patterns: Jet lag left my body completely desynchronized.
The word implies a prior state of coordination that has been lost.
Not coordinated together
- lagPeriod of falling behind
- delayEnforced waiting period
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- latencyDelay in system response
drift · skew · jitter · staggered · mistimed · off-beat · arrhythmic · syncopated
Unconventionally unusual
- arrhythmicLacking regular beat
- syncopatedRhythmically accent-shifted
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
halting · stuttering · jerky · stilted · choppy · erratic · fitful · spasmodic
Lacking physical grace
- misalignedNot properly positioned
- disjointedLacking orderly sequence
- off-kilterUnbalanced or awry
- mistimedDone at wrong moment
scattered · fragmented · disconnected · staggered · unbalanced · chaotic · haphazard · jumbled
Lacking musical agreement
- incongruentNot in harmony
- mismatchedNot fitting together properly
- incompatibleUnable to exist together
- clashingStriking with discord
conflicting · inconsistent · divergent · at-odds · jarring · dissonant · contradictory
out-of-sync
Not coordinated together
latency · drift · skew · jitter · staggered · mistimed · off-beat · arrhythmic · syncopated · desync
off-beat
Unconventionally unusual
- arrhythmicLacking regular beat
- syncopatedRhythmically accent-shifted
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
uneven · halting · stuttering · jerky · stilted · choppy · erratic · fitful · spasmodic · polyrhythmic
uncoordinated
Lacking physical grace
- misalignedNot properly positioned
- disjointedLacking orderly sequence
- off-kilterUnbalanced or awry
mistimed · scattered · fragmented · disconnected · staggered · unbalanced · chaotic · haphazard · jumbled · muddled
discordant
Lacking musical agreement
- incongruentNot in harmony
- mismatchedNot fitting together properly
- incompatibleUnable to exist together
clashing · conflicting · inconsistent · divergent · at-odds · jarring · dissonant · contradictory
glitch
Minor system fault
crash · freeze · corruption · deadlock · timeout · interrupt
desynchronizedsynchronized
Occurring at the same time
in sync · synced · synchronous · coordinated · in time
desynchronizedcoordinated
Arranged to work together
integrated · unified · coherent · organized · harmonized