Synonyms for chord
kɔrdchord

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. chordnoun

   a straight line connecting two points on a curve

2. chordverb

   a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

3. chordverb

   play chords on (a string instrument)

   Synonyms:
   harmonize, harmonise

4. harmonize, harmonise, chordverb

   bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing

   Synonyms:
   harmonise, fit in, agree, consort, reconcile, harmonize, concord, accord

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Music
   • Straight Line

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. line segment

   Submitted by anonymous on May 6, 2020  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chordnoun

   Synonyms:
   string (of a musical instrument)

2. chordnoun

   Synonyms:
   harmonious tones

3. chordnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Geom.) right line uniting the extremities of an arc

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:3.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "chord":

   rope, nerve

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How to use chord in a sentence?

1. Leonard Nimoy:

   This role, the young man surrounded by a hostile and repressive environment, so touched a responsive chord that I decided to make a career of acting.

2. Japanese Proverb:

   After victory, tighten your helmet chord.

3. Steve Carlsen:

   I've felt the whole gamut of emotions -- shock, denial, anger, sadness, it struck a chord.

4. Albert Camus:

   The world is never quiet, even its silence eternally resounds with the same notes, in vibrations which escape our ears. As for those that we perceive, they carry sounds to us, occasionally a chord, never a melody.

5. Niclas Catani:

   It looks like a product that could strike a chord with the big trend of ecological consumption. In the western world, innovations in this sphere have a good chance of succeeding, it will hardly bring a revolution overnight but the start-up can nevertheless make good money out of it.