CHORDS Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

chords 1 of 2

noun

plural of chord

as in feelings

a subjective response to a person, thing, or situation the story of the family's woes struck a sympathetic chord with newspaper readers

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Relevance

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insensitivities

chords

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of chord

as in corresponds

to be in agreement on every point the revised system chords perfectly with the original goals

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Recent Examples of chords

Noun

On the 2023 album Does Spring Hide Its Joy, Stephen O’Malley, Lucy Railton, and Kali Malone elongated single chords to colossal proportions. — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026 Lessons cover music theory, chords, sheet music reading, hand positioning, rhythm, and playing with both hands. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 31 Oct. 2026 The song’s got a lot of atmospheric things to it that were really nice, a lot of Peter Wolf’s real intricate voicings and chords. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2026 The chorus broke open with two major chords, and the two people fumbled their way down the hall in the story while the musical progression tumbled downward, along with the protagonist’s self-respect. — Tom Roland, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2026 Sitting at a piano next to bassist Endea Owens and drummer Steve Jordan, Batiste laid jazzy piano chords over Jordan's beat. — Will Croxton, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 Shafee operates in a languid, free-form zone throughout, trading his funky licks for loose, spacious lines and tolling, repetitive chords. — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 6 Oct. 2026 But of the leaders of those three mega-bands, perhaps the most mysterious remains Pete Townshend, The Who’s songwriter and enigmatic eminence, thrashing chords and smashing guitars while Roger Daltrey handled lead vocals. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2026 The three chords in primary colors, a truth that didn’t need explaining. — Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chords

Noun

As Fitzgerald worked on the screenplay, more of his own feelings about women seeped into the story.

— Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2026
Supporters of the death penalty, including some groups representing victims of crime and their families, have argued that the action disregards individual judgments reached by courts and the feelings of victims’ families.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of feelings

Verb

The launch coincides with a broader shift in domestic energy storage, where manufacturers are rethinking both inverter electronics and core cell science.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
The exit from Somalia of Ugandan peacekeepers coincides with the end of the United Nations’ political mission there and as Somali authorities assert a need to take more charge of internal security arrangements.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of coincides

Verb

The Capricorn Moon squares the Libra Sun, and part of you may want to stay private while the world keeps asking for opinions, participation, or answers.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Mercury in your partnership house squares Mars in your 4th, creating friction between another person’s perspective and what feels comfortable or settled to you.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of squares

Verb

What’s happened conforms to a classic pattern of far-left and far-right politics in France, and in Europe generally.

— Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
Related Stories InCheck reports summarize how a factory’s chemical inventory conforms to ZDHC’s Manufacturing Restricted Substances List, or MRSL.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of conforms

Verb

The leader must decide in advance who answers when an agent acts.

— Christine Grimm, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Someone answers the phone for the teenager who dreads phone calls, or the family stops having people over because visitors make the child anxious.

— Deldhy Nicolás Moya Sánchez, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of answers

Verb

The flap magnetically fits over a front-facing peg that holds an indicator LED that glows different colors depending on the case’s battery level.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026
With so many styles, sizes, and price points available, finding a tree that fits your space, budget and decorating style is easier than ever.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

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