CHORDAL Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

chordal

adjective

Definition of chordal

as in harmonic

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Recent Examples of chordal Probably because at the time many of the time signatures and chordal progressions that Miles used were over the head of a young guitar player still functioning in the blues and folk idioms. — Steve Baltin, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026 Hudson buttressed Al Kooper’s original organ part into a chordal fortress, part of an incendiary performance that surges to peak after peak. — Jon Pareles, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025 The Italian Jewish composer Salamone Rossi set Psalm 112 in Hebrew, in mainly chordal antiphony. — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 2 Mar. 2020 It can be strummed, plucked, played for chordal accompaniment or virtuosic runs. — John Adamian, courant.com, 4 Oct. 2019 Leven effortlessly pivoted back and forth between cozying up to Stepner’s line and joining the lower strings’ strong chordal figures, adding a soloistic glimmer on occasion. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2019

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Adjective

These filings offer no melodic details, nothing rhythmic, nothing harmonic or structural.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 6 July 2026
The rhythmic pulse of hand clapping, accompanied by the resounding harmonic messages through voice.

— Ukee Washington, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Definition of harmonic

Adjective

Barbaro completed her outfit with a tonal layering of tops, modeling a red scoop-neck tank tucked into her capris and a pink scoop-neck garment beneath that.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 15 July 2026
And one way to bridge this tonal shift in a polished way is to use your home’s architectural details.

— Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2026

Definition of tonal

Adjective

While working with composer Nicholas Britell on Andor and Michael Giacchino on Rogue One, Gilroy was struck by the orchestral landscape that surrounded them.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
David Baerwald is an American songwriter, composer, lyricist, and novelist, whose work has spanned 1970s punk rock, award-winning solo recordings, Grammy-winning mega-hits, orchestral film music, and literary fiction.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

Definition of orchestral

Adjective

The soundtrack—by the frequent Hans Zimmer collaborator David Fleming—is a delight, a polyphonic mood board of ghost-clangs, spooky bassoons, lyrical electro-motifs, and sighing sea themes.

— James Parker, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
The exhibition is divided into three parts, with each envisioned as a part of a polyphonic score existing within the larger symphony of Busan itself.

— News Desk, Artforum, 8 July 2026

Definition of polyphonic

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