Synonyms for untune
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action.
Forms
- Past participle
- untuned
e.g. untuned → discomposed, disconcerted, discomfited, detuned…
Example sentences
- upset Tom was too upset to talk about what had happened.
- disconcert I don't mean to disconcert you, but there's a spider in your hair.
- discomfit Don't worry. Your joke did not really discomfit me.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| untune | falling | |
| upset | rising | |
| disconcert | rising | |
| discomfit | rising | |
| discompose | steady | |
| detune | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- upset2
- 6 letters
- detune
- 7 letters
- distune
- 9 letters
- discomfit
- 10 letters
- disconcert3, discompose
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (upset2 = 2 syllables).