Synonyms & related words for shortwave

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of shortwave — including radio, superheterodyne, wireless. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to shortwave

Explore words related to shortwave — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include waveband, transmitter, wavemeter, radiobroadcast, radioman, frequencies, radiocommunication, sideband. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for shortwave

Common synonyms for shortwave include radio, superheterodyne, wireless — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does shortwave come from?

The word shortwave breaks down into 2 roots of Old English origin: short-, from Old English sceort (“short”); and -wave, from Old English wafian (“wave”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.