Synonyms for unison
All synonyms
Noun
agreement, harmony, accordance, tune, unity, unanimity, consonance, accord, union, chime, concord, consent, concurrence, concordance, consonancy dated
Definitions
- n. 1
Identical pitch between two notes or sounds; the simultaneous playing of notes of identical pitch (or separated by one or more octaves).
The unison has a pitch ratio of 1:1.
Related words
- Word family
- unisonal unisonance unisonant unisonous unification union unionization unitedness
- Phrases
- augmented unison
Forms
- Plural
- unisons → agreements, harmonies, accordances, tunes…
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Accordant notes of different pitch sounded simultaneously produce harmony; unison is the simultaneous sounding of two or more notes of the same pitch. When the pitch is the same, there may be unison between sounds of very different volume and quality, as a voice and a bell may sound in unison.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- tune She belted out tune after tune at the karaoke bar.
- unity Our unity in opposing hate speech is our strength.
- harmony He seems to live in harmony with all his friends.
- unanimity A general danger begets unanimity.
- chime When the chime rings, everyone stands up at once.
By length
- 4 letters
- tune1
- 5 letters
- union2, unity3, chime1
- 6 letters
- accord2
- 7 letters
- consent2, harmony3, concord2
- 9 letters
- agreement3, unanimity5
- 10 letters
- accordance3, consonance, consonancy
- 11 letters
- concurrence3, concordance
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (union2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- unisson