What is another word for intonation?

Synonyms for intonation
ˌɪn toʊˈneɪ ʃən, -tə-in·to·na·tion

This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word intonation.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms2.0 / 1 vote

  1. intonation

    Synonyms:
    melody, accentuation, resonance, ring

    Antonyms:
    jar, jabber, gabble, babel, gibber, rattle

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. intonation, modulation, pitch contournoun

    rise and fall of the voice pitch

    Synonyms:
    chanting, transition, pitch contour, inflection, modulation

  2. intonationnoun

    singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong

    Synonyms:
    chanting, pitch contour, modulation

  3. intonation, chantingnoun

    the act of singing in a monotonous tone

    Synonyms:
    chanting, pitch contour, modulation

  4. intonationnoun

    the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations

    Synonyms:
    chanting, pitch contour, modulation

Matched Categories

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. intonationnoun

    Synonyms:
    tone, cadence, twang, modulation of voice

Suggested Resources

  1. intonation

    Song lyrics by intonation -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by intonation on the Lyrics.com website.

How to pronounce intonation?

How to say intonation in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#1517ring
#3677transition
#11131melody
#11419resonance
#14269modulation
#29331chanting
#43475intonation
#53676inflection
#172882accentuation

How to use intonation in a sentence?

  1. Bill Kretzschmar:

    The speaker may have English as a second language because the intonation is not quite fluent in the way you would expect of a native U.S. speaker or native Canadian, but the speaker may have spent a long time in North America, because the speech is really too fluent just to have been learned abroad.

  2. Lucinda Williams:

    I love Emmylou Harris's version of my song, 'Sweet Old World.' Her intonation is great.


Translations for intonation

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for intonation »

Translation

Find a translation for the intonation synonym in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Citation

Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"intonation." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Mar. 2024. <https://www.synonyms.com/synonym/intonation>.

Discuss these intonation synonyms with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good synonym for intonation?

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Synonyms.com

    Quiz

    Are you a human thesaurus?

    »
    Which of the following words is not a synonym of the others?
    A aggregate
    B defuse
    C merge
    D combine

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for intonation: