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Synonyms for tones in English

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  1. tones:
  2. tone:

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Detailed Synonyms for tones in English

tones:

tones [the ~] noun

  1. the tones
    the tones; the intonations

Related Words for "tones":


tones form of tone:

tone [the ~] noun

  1. the tone
    the intonation; the tone; the sound; the pitch; the timbre; the note; the timber
  2. the tone
    the musical note; the tone; the note
  3. the tone
    the timbre; the pitch; the tone; the tone colour; the sound; the intonation; the note; the timber
  4. the tone
    the tone; the timbre; the timber
  5. the tone
    – a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color 1
    the shade; the tone; the tint; the tincture
    – a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color 1
    • shade [the ~] noun
      • after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted1
    • tone [the ~] noun
    • tint [the ~] noun
    • tincture [the ~] noun
  6. the tone
    – (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages 1
    the tone
    – (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages 1
    • tone [the ~] noun
      • the Beijing dialect uses four tones1
  7. the tone
    – (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) 1
    the quality; the timber; the tone; the timbre
    – (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) 1
    • quality [the ~] noun
    • timber [the ~] noun, American
    • tone [the ~] noun
      • the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet1
    • timbre [the ~] noun, British
      • the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely1
  8. the tone
    – the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author 1
    the tone
    – the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author 1
    • tone [the ~] noun
      • the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw1
      • from the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome1
  9. the tone
    – a steady sound without overtones 1
    the tone; the pure tone
    – a steady sound without overtones 1
    • tone [the ~] noun
    • pure tone [the ~] noun
      • they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies1
  10. the tone
    – a musical interval of two semitones 1
    the tone; the step; the whole step; the whole tone
    – a musical interval of two semitones 1
  11. the tone
    – a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound 1
    the note; the tone; the musical note
    – a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound 1
  12. the tone
    – the quality of a person's voice 1
    the tone; the tone of voice
    – the quality of a person's voice 1
    • tone [the ~] noun
      • he began in a conversational tone1
    • tone of voice [the ~] noun
      • he spoke in a nervous tone of voice1
  13. the tone
    – the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people 1
    the look; the spirit; the feel; the tone; the smell; the feeling; the flavour; the flavor
    – the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people 1
    • look [the ~] noun
    • spirit [the ~] noun
    • feel [the ~] noun
      • the feel of the city excited him1
    • tone [the ~] noun
      • a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting1
    • smell [the ~] noun
      • it had the smell of treason1
    • feeling [the ~] noun
    • flavour [the ~] noun, British
    • flavor [the ~] noun, American
  14. the tone
    – the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli 1
    the tone; the tonus; the tonicity
    – the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli 1
    • tone [the ~] noun
    • tonus [the ~] noun
    • tonicity [the ~] noun
      • the doctor tested my tonicity1

tone

  1. tone
    shade; tone; nuance

to tone verb (tones, toned, toning)

  1. to tone
    – give a healthy elasticity to 1
    to tone; to strengthen; tone up
    – give a healthy elasticity to 1
    • tone verb (tones, toned, toning)
      • Let's tone our muscles1
    • strengthen verb (strengthens, strengthened, strengthening)
    • tone up verb
  2. to tone
    – change to a color image 1
    to tone
    – change to a color image 1
    • tone verb (tones, toned, toning)
      • tone a photographic image1
  3. to tone
    – change the color or tone of 1
    to tone
    – change the color or tone of 1
    • tone verb (tones, toned, toning)
      • tone a negative1
  4. to tone
    – vary the pitch of one's speech 1
    to tone; to inflect; modulate
    – vary the pitch of one's speech 1
    • tone verb (tones, toned, toning)
    • inflect verb (inflects, inflected, inflecting)
    • modulate verb
  5. to tone
    – utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically 1
    to tone; to chant; to intone
    – utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically 1
    • tone verb (tones, toned, toning)
    • chant verb (chants, chanted, chanting)
      • The students chanted the same slogan over and over again1
    • intone verb (intones, intoned, intoning)

Conjugations for tone:

present
  1. tone
  2. tone
  3. tones
  4. tone
  5. tone
  6. tone
simple past
  1. toned
  2. toned
  3. toned
  4. toned
  5. toned
  6. toned
present perfect
  1. have toned
  2. have toned
  3. has toned
  4. have toned
  5. have toned
  6. have toned
past continuous
  1. was toning
  2. were toning
  3. was toning
  4. were toning
  5. were toning
  6. were toning
future
  1. shall tone
  2. will tone
  3. will tone
  4. shall tone
  5. will tone
  6. will tone
continuous present
  1. am toning
  2. are toning
  3. is toning
  4. are toning
  5. are toning
  6. are toning
subjunctive
  1. be toned
  2. be toned
  3. be toned
  4. be toned
  5. be toned
  6. be toned
diverse
  1. tone!
  2. let's tone!
  5. toned
  6. toning
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Alternate Synonyms for "tone":


Antonyms for "tone":


Related Definitions for "tone":

  1. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color1
  2. (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages1
    • the Beijing dialect uses four tones1
  3. (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)1
    • the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet1
  4. the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author1
    • the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw1
    • from the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome1
  5. a steady sound without overtones1
  6. a musical interval of two semitones1
  7. a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound1
  8. the quality of a person's voice1
    • he began in a conversational tone1
  9. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people1
    • a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting1
  10. the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli1
  11. give a healthy elasticity to1
    • Let's tone our muscles1
  12. change to a color image1
    • tone a photographic image1
  13. change the color or tone of1
    • tone a negative1
  14. vary the pitch of one's speech1
  15. utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically1

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