Synonyms for chant
tʃænt, tʃɑntchant

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 5 votes

1. chant

   To sing is primarily and ordinarily to utter a succession of articulate musical sounds with the human voice. The word has come to include any succession of musical sounds; we say the bird or the rivulet sings; we speak of "the singing quality" of an instrument, and by still wider extension of meaning we say the teakettle or the cricket sings. To chant is to sing in solemn and somewhat uniform cadence; chant is ordinarily applied to non-metrical religious compositions. To carol is to sing joyously, and to warble (kindred with whirl) is to sing with trills or quavers, usually also with the idea of joy. Carol and warble are especially applied to the singing of birds. To chirp is to utter a brief musical sound, perhaps often repeated in the same key, as by certain small birds, insects, etc. To chirrup is to utter a somewhat similar sound; the word is often used of a brief, sharp sound uttered as a signal to animate or rouse a horse or other animal. To hum is to utter murmuring sounds with somewhat monotonous musical cadence, usually with closed lips; we speak also of the hum of machinery, etc.

   Synonyms:
   carol, chirp, chirrup, hum, sing, warble

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 4 votes

1. chantverb

   a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone

2. chant, intone, intonate, cantillateverb

   recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm

   "The rabbi chanted a prayer"

   Synonyms:
   intonate, intone, cantillate, tone

3. tone, chant, intoneverb

   utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

   "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"

   Synonyms:
   intone, tone, tone up, strengthen, inflect, intonate, modulate, cantillate

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1. chantverb

   Synonyms:
   sing, warble, carol

2. chantnoun

   Synonyms:
   song, carol, melody

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1. chantnoun

   Synonyms:
   intonation, introit, cantillation

2. chantverb

   Synonyms:
   intone, intonate, cantillate

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "chant":

   song, singing, purity

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1. chant

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1. Ivanka Trump:

   It was quite a chant.

2. Alireza Dabir:

   We always chant ‘ Death to America ’ but importantly is showing it in action.

3. Kevin Durant:

   I think all of us look at Ben as our brother, we knew this was a hostile environment. It’s hard to chant at Ben Simmons when you’re losing by that much.

4. Katie Bryant:

   The moment Aubrey Wright heard guilty on manslaughter one -- emotions, every single emotion that you can imagine, just running through your body. I kind of let out a yelp because it was built up in the anticipation, this is just a step forward in the bigger issue with policing and hopefully there has to be no more Dauntes. No more Dauntes and so many more names we chant in our streets.

5. Parker Rice:

   I'm also upset and embarrassed that I failed to stand up as a leader and stop this chant. I now have a clear understanding of what lives behind the words, from this point forward, I will be the leader that I should have been on that bus and stand up against racism in any form.