toned

adjective

ˈtōnd 

1

: having tone or a specified tone : characterized or distinguished by a tone

2

of paper : having a slight tint

3

a

: having the muscles firm and the skin taut

toned arms

b

of muscles : firm and strong

toned abs

Examples of toned in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile, Chanel’s creative director Matthieu Blazy has been playing with color in his two-toned shoe designs, incorporating hues including gold, bright red, burgundy and mint green. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026

In a photo posted to her Instagram account on August 8, the mom of three showed off her toned muscles while rocking a resistance band and balancing her hands on a set of free weights. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 8 Aug. 2026

The two-toned onigiri is a dusty mauve on one side and pearly white on the other. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

Born in 1906, Visconti was older than either collaborator, and his high-toned, overripe style, expressed in his masterpieces Senso (1954) and The Leopard (1963), arguably renders him an even more remote figure. — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing toned

• high-toned
• toned-down
• two-toned

Rhymes for toned

• atoned
• bemoaned
• condoned
• dethroned
• disowned
• enthroned
• intoned
• postponed
• boned
• cloned
• coned
• droned