symphonic

sym·phon·ic

adj \sim-ˈfä-nik\

Definition of SYMPHONIC

1

: harmonious, symphonious

2

: relating to or having the form or character of a symphony <symphonic music>

3

: suggestive of a symphony especially in form, interweaving of themes, or harmonious arrangement <a symphonic drama>

— sym·phon·i·cal·ly \-ni-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of SYMPHONIC

1. <the symphonic chorus of frogs in the spring>

First Known Use of SYMPHONIC

1856

Related to SYMPHONIC

Synonyms: canorous, euphonic, euphonious, harmonizing, melodious, musical, harmonious, symphonious, tuneful

Antonyms: discordant, disharmonious, dissonant, inharmonious, tuneless, unmelodious, unmusical

Related Words: blending, chiming, flowing, mellifluent, mellifluous; dulcet, mellow, melodic, sweet; echoing, resonant, sonorous; quavering, trilling, warbling; agreeable, appealing, pleasant; cadenced, lilting, lyric, lyrical, rhythmic (or rhythmical), songful, songlike; chordal, harmonic, homophonic, orchestral, polyphonic (or polyphonous), tonal

Near Antonyms: blaring, clanging, clashing, clattering, grating, harsh, jangling, jarring, metallic, raspy, raucous, scratching, screeching, shrill, squeaky, strident; disagreeable, unpleasant, unpleasing; atonal, off-key

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Rhymes with SYMPHONIC

Aaronic, atonic, benthonic, bionic, boronic, Brittonic, Brythonic, bubonic, Byronic, canonic, carbonic, colonic, cyclonic, daimonic, demonic, draconic, dystonic, euphonic, hadronic, harmonic, hedonic, hydronic, iconic, ionic, Ionic, laconic, Masonic, mnemonic, moronic, neutronic, photonic, phytonic, planktonic, platonic, plutonic, pneumonic, pythonic, sardonic, sermonic, Slavonic, subsonic, synchronic, tectonic, Teutonic, transonic