1. relating to or studying something at a particular point in time without considering its historical development
Usage: linguistics; academic
2. occurring or existing at the same time

Examples

• The linguist conducted a synchronic analysis of modern English grammar.
• Synchronic studies focus on language as it exists today rather than how it evolved.
• The researcher compared synchronic data from different regions.
• A synchronic approach examines all aspects of the system at one moment in time.
• The synchronic events occurred across multiple locations simultaneously.
• Synchronic linguistics differs from historical linguistics in its methodology.