Synonyms for intonation
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
Related words
- Word family
- intonate intone
- Phrases
- intonation unit
Forms
- Plural
- intonations → tones, accents, accentuations, twangs…
Example sentences
- tone Did you pick up on that strange tone in his voice?
- accent The accent of this word is on the second syllable.
- accentuation The accentuation can be very different from one language to another.
- chanting The extremists were chanting "death upon Lilliput."
- mantra He loved to repeat a phrase, a kind of personal mantra.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| intonation | steady | |
| tone | rising | |
| accent | rising | |
| accentuation | falling | |
| chanting | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- tone1
- 5 letters
- twang1
- 6 letters
- accent2, mantra2
- 8 letters
- chanting2
- 12 letters
- accentuation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (accent2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- intonation
- Italiano
- intonazione
- Español
- entonación