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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'tone'
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1. (noun) tone, tone of voice
the quality of a person's voice
Synonyms: note , shade , smell , tone of voice , flavour , whole tone , quality , timbre , feel , feeling , flavor , timber , look , tint , tincture , tonus , spirit , whole step , tonicity , step , tone , pure tone , musical note
2. (noun) tone
(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
Synonyms: note , shade , smell , tone of voice , flavour , whole tone , quality , timbre , feel , feeling , flavor , timber , look , tint , tincture , tonus , spirit , whole step , tonicity , step , pure tone , musical note
3. (noun) timbre, timber, quality, tone
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
Synonyms: note , shade , smell , tone of voice , caliber , tonicity , lineament , quality , feel , feeling , flavor , timber , look , tint , lumber , tonus , flavour , spirit , whole step , tincture , timberland , pure tone , step , forest , whole tone , character , tone , woodland , timbre , calibre , musical note
4. (noun) spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
Synonyms: looking at , pure tone , touch , tactile property , life , timber , look , olfactory perception , timbre , sprightliness , step , tone of voice , smell , olfactory property , aspect , disembodied spirit , savor , feel , quality , tactile sensation , whole tone , impression , touch sensation , scent , aroma , savour , opinion , belief , olfactory sensation , sense of smell , facial expression , odour , shade , spirit , emotional state , tonicity , tone , sapidity , whole step , olfaction , flavour , heart , smack , tang , olfactory modality , odor , tonus , tincture , intent , feeling , tactual sensation , expression , notion , intuitive feeling , purport , relish , looking , flavor , face , musical note , liveliness , smelling , tint , note
5. (noun) shade, tint, tincture, tone
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
Synonyms: pure tone , spook , whole step , timber , look , wraith , timbre , step , smell , feel , quality , shadow , shadiness , nuance , tonicity , ghost , subtlety , shadowiness , vestige , spirit , tincture , tone , tad , tone of voice , flavour , note , whole tone , tonus , feeling , spectre , trace , flavor , nicety , refinement , specter , musical note , tint , shade
6. (noun) note, musical note, tone
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
Synonyms: bank bill , pure tone , billet , notation , bank note , note of hand , timber , look , distinction , timbre , step , tone of voice , smell , preeminence , greenback , quality , eminence , banknote , tonicity , annotation , whole step , promissory note , spirit , bill , tone , banker's bill , feel , short letter , flavour , note , whole tone , tonus , line , tincture , feeling , flavor , musical note , government note , tint , shade
7. (noun) tone, pure tone
a steady sound without overtones
Synonyms: note , shade , smell , tone of voice , flavour , whole tone , quality , timbre , feel , feeling , flavor , timber , look , tint , tincture , tonus , spirit , whole step , tonicity , step , tone , pure tone , musical note
8. (noun) tonicity, tonus, tone
the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
Synonyms: note , shade , smell , tone of voice , flavour , whole tone , quality , feel , feeling , flavor , timber , look , tint , tincture , tonus , spirit , whole step , tonicity , step , tone , pure tone , timbre , musical note
9. (noun) tone, whole tone, step, whole step
a musical interval of two semitones
Synonyms: pure tone , quality , footprint , measure , look , timbre , footfall , step , tone of voice , smell , stride , dance step , feel , timber , whole tone , note , footstep , pace , spirit , tonicity , tone , gradation , whole step , footmark , flavour , stone's throw , stair , tonus , tincture , feeling , flavor , musical note , tint , shade
10. (verb) tone
the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Synonyms: note , shade , smell , tone of voice , flavour , whole tone , quality , timbre , feel , feeling , flavor , timber , look , tint , tincture , tonus , spirit , whole step , tonicity , step , pure tone , musical note
11. (verb) tone, chant, intone
utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
Synonyms: intone , tone , tone up , strengthen , inflect , intonate , modulate , cantillate , chant
12. (verb) tone, inflect, modulate
vary the pitch of one's speech
Synonyms: intone , tone , tone up , strengthen , inflect , modulate , regulate , chant
13. (verb) tone
change the color or tone of
Synonyms: inflect , intone , tone up , strengthen , modulate , chant
14. (verb) tone
change to a color image
Synonyms: inflect , intone , tone up , strengthen , modulate , chant
15. (verb) tone, tone up, strengthen
give a healthy elasticity to
Synonyms: intone , tone , tone up , strengthen , inflect , fortify , modulate , beef up , chant
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'tone'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. tone
Sound is the sensation produced through the organs of hearing or the physical cause of this sensation. Sound is the most comprehensive word of this group, applying to anything that is audible. T
Synonyms: sound , noise , note , tone
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